Definition
A gerrymandering technique that concentrates voters of a particular party into a single district, wasting their votes by creating an overwhelming majority—like locking millions of people into one unbeatable fortress while ceding everything else.
Example Usage
Packing minority voters into a single district guaranteed one safe seat while reducing their influence elsewhere.
Origin
From 'pack,' meaning to cram or compress
Fun Fact
Packing looks less suspicious than cracking because it creates minority-majority districts, which can also satisfy voting rights requirements.
Source: Electoral manipulation terminology
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