'Short' Guide to the VRA
As requested, I've put together a guide to the main principles and key legal decisions governing the application of the Voting Rights Act in matters of redistricting.A few opening remarks are in...
View ArticleElection Data Poll!
As many of you know I've been working on preparing election data for upload to Dave's App. So far I've completed Illinois, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota, and also Idaho by request (which is not yet noted...
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The Real O.C.
So, just out of curiosity, I decided to see what the election stats would look like in Orange County after Loretta Sanchez's district is restored to an effective Latino majority. Note, for the record,...
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CA Election Data for DRA - Update w/Poll
Earlier today I forwarded a data file for upload to Dave's Redistricting App that features 2008 & 2010 election data by block group as compiled by the California Statewide Database at UC Berkeley....
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The illegality of the proposed North Carolina map
Promoted from the diaries. Roguemapper will be delivering a presentation on the first half of this post at a public hearing on redistricting at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College this...
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The New North Carolina Political Landscape - Updated
Due to several requests I am adding this notice.Permission to Use: Anyone is more than welcome to use, reproduce, and distribute this document or any portion therein for whatever purpose they see fit...
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An 8-0 Maryland Attempt
Maryland maps have obviously been popular here lately, so I figured I'd try my hand at an 8-0 map. I have little doubt that I've either committed some parochial faux pas (but at least I didn't split...
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New 8-0 Maryland
Here's my second attempt at an 8-0 Maryland map. My goal was to account for most, if not all, of the problems that were pointed out on my first attempt. So, I'm obviously interested in views on why...
View ArticleDRA Update
The long-awaited update is finally uploaded to Dave's Redistricting App. In summary, these are the states with revisions.2008 presidential data has been added for Kentucky, Massachusetts, and West...
View ArticleDRA Latest
Hi everyone. Here we go with another update on what I've been working on for DRA and what I plan to do next.Before I get to that, a quick comment about 'found votes' in my DRA fixes. I've had several...
View ArticleHelp get Oregon election data on DRA
Hi everyone. After a long hiatus I'm once again prepping election data for Dave's Redistricting App. Right now I'm wrapping up Arkansas with just two counties left to sort out (Garland & Phillips)....
View ArticleArkansas ready for DRA
I finally have an Arkansas data set ready for Dave's Redistricting App. To put it mildly, sorting out the 2008 election data for the state was a nightmare. In any event, I'll be forwarding it to Dave...
View ArticleDRA Status: NJ, RI, MT, AK, OR
Yes, I'm still at it! On Sunday I sent off a data set for 2008 New Jersey presidential figures to replace the one currently on Dave's Redistricting App. I also sent off a file with presidential results...
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