Politics How gerrymandered is Massachusetts? The short answer? It's better than it used to be. "The Gerry-Mander" first appeared in a cartoon map in the Boston Gazette in 1812.

The fast-moving fight has upended what’s typically a staid redistricting exercise, in which the Legislature, using the latest census data, reworks Massachusetts’ political map.

The Massachusetts State House, where lawmakers are set to soon redraw the state's political maps. Advocates on Tuesday released a proposal they said would ensure more voters have a voice in who ...

The Massachusetts political map did not always look like this. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, electoral maps looked more like a quilt of red and blue patches.

Massachusetts lawmakers condemn political shootings in Minnesota as "horrific" By WBZ-News Staff Updated on: June 14, 2025 / 6:47 PM EDT / CBS Boston ...

Berkshire County is in line to lose a Massachusetts statehouse seat, according to proposed new district maps released Tuesday. The draft plan is already having ripple effects in Western ...

A resident of Hanson, Massachusetts, has been asked to stop projecting political signs onto the town's municipal water tower or face fines, according to a statement released by Hanson Town ...

BOSTON (AP) — State lawmakers released a proposed new map of Massachusetts congressional districts Monday. The map avoids any large-scale dramatic shifts in district lines, in large part because ...

Thursday's primaries were the first under a new Massachusetts political map which reflects the loss of one of the state's 10 seats in the U.S. House due to population shifts.

One point of contention came in the state’s 4th Congressional District, currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss. Redistricting advocates criticized the map for failing to combine ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – State lawmakers released new political maps for Massachusetts which will dramatically shake up legislative districts across the region. These changes are based on the ...