How gerrymandering could help deliver the presidency to Donald Trump

If neither candidate in the November 5th US presidential election can gain the 270 Electoral College votes required to win the White House, under the 12th amendment of the US Constitution, it then falls to the US House of Representatives to decide the election’s outcome through a contingent election. Rudolf Fara writes that gerrymandering has significantly increased Republican representation in the US House so that their share of seats is now disproportionate to their vote share in several key states. With 26 state delegations controlled by Republicans, a contingent election would likely see Donald Trump take the White House.