Americans are broadly opposed to political gerrymandering, but polls show even Democrats are coming around to the idea as the redistricting battle between the parties has intensified over the summer. Polling shows voters across the spectrum view gerrymandering with distrust and support limits on politicians being able to draw the lines to help their side. But in practice, members of both parties are becoming more open to their states responding to others’ efforts to capitalize on the process.

“You can have these views, and they seem opposed, but they're not totally inconsistent,” said Alexander Rossell Hayes, a senior data scientist for YouGov. “It kind of makes sense, in a way, for someone to say, ‘I think gerrymandering should be banned at the national level. If it’s not going to be ban

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