Is gerrymandering a major cause of polarization in Congress? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

The political science literature largely says no; any effects, if they do exist, are relatively minor. One way to study this is to look at members in heavily tilted districts where one party gets the vast majority of voters and compare them to members in swing districts. Republicans from “safe” seats (whether gerrymandered or not) tend to vote similarly to those from swing seats, as do Democrats. We can also look at the fact that polarization has risen in the Senate, where gerrymandering is not possible.