“Gerrymandering has always happened in the U.S., and both parties have always done it and will always do it,” says Aneteneh, 25, a redistricting coordinator with Fair Count. “In the South, generally gerrymandering has hurt and continues to hurt communities of color.”Gerrymandering also tends to make many races uncompetitive. Maps can be drawn to either aid communities of color to have a voice, or designed to drown them out. This year, Fair Count and other advocates face a redistricting landscape that offers new challenges but also some reason for guarded optimism. The Supreme Court is no friend of the Voting Rights Act.