The New Front in the Gerrymandering Wars: Democracy vs. Math

By artappraiser on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 10:26pm |

By Emily Bazelon for New York Times Magazine, Aug. 29

Sophisticated computer modeling has taken district manipulation to new extremes. To fix this, courts might have to learn how to run the numbers themselves

Ilustration is a gif showing Wisconsin changed from a mix of blue & red districts in 2008 to a mostly red state in 2016. Caption: Wisconsin State Assembly elections (before and after redistricting in 2011). Urban districts are geographically smaller because more voters (often Democrats) are concentrated in these areas. Credit Infographic by Cataloguetree. Data by Campaign Legal Center

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www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/magazine/the-new-front-in-the-gerrymandering-wars-democracy-vs-math.html