Fair redistricting: Texas

[muon2]

My plan B uses different priorities to draw the map. Here the goal is to keep the Knoxville UCC intact, minimize chops, and minimize the size of chops where used.



In Shelby the only chop is for the Shelby/Memphis school district; all other school districts in the county are in CD 8 as in plan A. By using Robertson with Davidson a chop of only 13,823 is needed in Sumner for CD 5, so there is no macrochop. The four county Knoxville UCC is intact in CD 2 and with Union only a chop of only 8.401 is needed in Roane. Reducing the number of chops increases the maximum deviation to 4,170.

CD 1: (-350) R+28
CD 2: (+1308) R+19
CD 3: (-1450) R+18
CD 4: (+1219) R+26
CD 5: (+1664) D+6.0
CD 6: (+1478) R+20
CD 7: (-2506) R+21
CD 8: (-1579) R+18
CD 9: (+214) D+26; BVAP 59.6%

[cvparty]

TENNESSEE ENTRIES

1: R+28
2: R+19
3: R+19
4: R+25
5: D+9
6: R+22
7: R+20
8: R+15
9: D+21

1. R+28
2. R+20
3. R+27
4. R+16
5. R+22
6. D+9
7. R+20
8. R+17
9. D+23

District 1 R+28.01 - 29.2 - 69.3
District 2 R+20.18 - 34.2 - 64.3
District 3 R+18.85 - 36.2 - 62.5
District 4 R+24.20 - 34.9 - 63.3
District 5 D+05.71 - 56.2 - 42.6
District 6 R+20.52 - 34.4 - 64.3
District 7 R+19.55 - 38.3 - 60.2
District 8 R+14.80 - 38.9 - 60.1
District 9 D+20.72 - 71.3 - 28.1 - 58.9 African American

So here's my clean up of ASV's plan. I'll call it muon2 A.

CD 1: (-381) R+28
CD 2: (+171) R+19
CD 3: (+384) R+19
CD 4: (+314) R+25
CD 5: (+145) D+4.1
CD 6: (-201) R+20
CD 7: (-338) R+20
CD 8: (-310) R+18
CD 9: (+214) D+26; BVAP 59.6%

plan B

CD 1: (-350) R+28
CD 2: (+1308) R+19
CD 3: (-1450) R+18
CD 4: (+1219) R+26
CD 5: (+1664) D+6.0
CD 6: (+1478) R+20
CD 7: (-2506) R+21
CD 8: (-1579) R+18
CD 9: (+214) D+26; BVAP 59.6%

[Dr. MB]

Dist 1: R+24
Dist 2: D+4
Dist 3: R+18
Dist 4: R+21

[Bidenworth2020]

Dist 1: R+24
Dist 2: D+4
Dist 3: R+18
Dist 4: R+21

why split pulaski so much?

[cvparty]

1: D+4
2: R+24
3: R+18
4: R+19

[muon2]

Dist 1: R+24
Dist 2: D+4
Dist 3: R+18
Dist 4: R+21

why split pulaski so much?

Not just Pulaski, but why chop up the Little Rock metro so much? Same question for the Fort Smith metro. It's like posters don't care about metro communities of interest in AR.

For the record the Little Rock UCC is Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline and Lonoke. There are two other UCCs: Fayetteville (Benton, Washington) and Fort Smith (Sebastian, Crawford).

Until the last cycle AR had a history of drawing CDs with whole counties, and they could have maintained that in 2010, but didn't.

[muon2]

Here's a submission consistent with the way IA would draw AR. All counties are kept intact and population inequality is kept low. In this case all CDs have a deviation less than 200 and all UCCs are kept intact. IA does not permit the use of political data while drawing, and neither did this plan, so there was no gerrymandering to create a Dem-leaning CD.



CD 1: (-137) R+16
CD 2: (+167) R+7.7
CD 3: (+138) R+20
CD 4:  (-170) R+17

Addendum: You can swap Cleburne for Van Buren and Prairie. The population deviations for 1 and 2 become -177 and +207 respectively. The shapes look better, but the erosity is actually the same. So I went with the lower population range.

[Sol]

MS:
ASV>pnm>singletx>cvparty>muon2>MB

I prioritized majority-black districts and keeping metro Jackson whole.

[Torie]

So here's my clean up of ASV's plan. I'll call it muon2 A.



The three chops in Anderson are reduced to two chops in Sevier and Roane. By moving the chop out of Anderson I reduce the Knoxville UCC chop from 3 to 1. In Shelby the chop was adjusted to only impact the Shelby/Memphis school district; all other school districts in the county are in CD 8. The chop for CD 5 was shifted to Williamson to improve the compactness of CD 6. Overall the erosity is kept low and the maximum deviation is reduce to 384.

CD 1: (-381) R+28
CD 2: (+171) R+19
CD 3: (+384) R+19
CD 4: (+314) R+25
CD 5: (+145) D+4.1
CD 6: (-201) R+20
CD 7: (-338) R+20
CD 8: (-310) R+18
CD 9: (+214) D+26; BVAP 59.6%

Is Williamson County macro-chopped in this plan?

[muon2]

So here's my clean up of ASV's plan. I'll call it muon2 A.



The three chops in Anderson are reduced to two chops in Sevier and Roane. By moving the chop out of Anderson I reduce the Knoxville UCC chop from 3 to 1. In Shelby the chop was adjusted to only impact the Shelby/Memphis school district; all other school districts in the county are in CD 8. The chop for CD 5 was shifted to Williamson to improve the compactness of CD 6. Overall the erosity is kept low and the maximum deviation is reduce to 384.

CD 1: (-381) R+28
CD 2: (+171) R+19
CD 3: (+384) R+19
CD 4: (+314) R+25
CD 5: (+145) D+4.1
CD 6: (-201) R+20
CD 7: (-338) R+20
CD 8: (-310) R+18
CD 9: (+214) D+26; BVAP 59.6%

Is Williamson County macro-chopped in this plan?

Yes, as it is in ASV's plan that I started from. My plan B has no macrochops except for Shelby, and those are minimized to limit the size of the chops at the expense of some erosity.

[Strudelcutie4427]

1. R+18
2. R+8
3. R+15
4. R+20

[cvparty]

ARKANSAS ENTRIES

Dist 1: R+24
Dist 2: D+4
Dist 3: R+18
Dist 4: R+21

1: D+4
2: R+24
3: R+18
4: R+19

CD 1: (-137) R+16
CD 2: (+167) R+7.7
CD 3: (+138) R+20
CD 4:  (-170) R+17

1. R+18
2. R+8
3. R+15
4. R+20

[cvparty]

1: R+26
2: D+10
3: R+24
4: R+8
5: R+22
6: D+4

[muon2]

1: R+26
2: D+10
3: R+24
4: R+8
5: R+22
6: D+4

Minority populations?

[Dr. MB]

This is a non-VRA plan by the way.

LA-01: R+26, BVAP 16%
LA-02: D+11, BVAP 40%
LA-03: R+22, BVAP 22%
LA-04: R+10, BVAP 38%
LA-05: R+20, BVAP 27%
LA-06: D+1; BVAP 42%

[Strudelcutie4427]

1. R+23 (-350)
2. D+15 (-301) 49% B; 41% W
3. R+15 (632)
4. R+14 (-126)
5. R+21 (349)
6. R+10 (-204)

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Louisiana Non-Partisan plan.

My non-partisan redistricting plan for Louisiana. There are 2 Black majority VRA districts, with only 7 counties are split.

District 1 R+28.13 - 21.3 - 76.9
District 2 D+15.87 - 63.0 - 35.6 - 50.1 African American
District 3 R+21.36 - 31.0 - 67.2
District 4 R+10.94 - 40.5 - 58.5
District 5 R+24.62 - 29.8 - 68.4
District 6 D+04.41 - 54.6 - 44.2 - 51.3 African American

[Bidenworth2020]

Louisiana Non-Partisan plan.

My non-partisan redistricting plan for Louisiana. There are 2 Black majority VRA districts, with only 7 counties are split.

District 1 R+28.13 - 21.3 - 76.9
District 2 D+15.87 - 63.0 - 35.6 - 50.1 African American
District 3 R+21.36 - 31.0 - 67.2
District 4 R+10.94 - 40.5 - 58.5
District 5 R+24.62 - 29.8 - 68.4
District 6 D+04.41 - 54.6 - 44.2 - 51.3 African American

endorsed

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Louisiana Non-Partisan plan.

My non-partisan redistricting plan for Louisiana. There are 2 Black majority VRA districts, with only 7 counties are split.

District 1 R+28.13 - 21.3 - 76.9
District 2 D+15.87 - 63.0 - 35.6 - 50.1 African American
District 3 R+21.36 - 31.0 - 67.2
District 4 R+10.94 - 40.5 - 58.5
District 5 R+24.62 - 29.8 - 68.4
District 6 D+04.41 - 54.6 - 44.2 - 51.3 African American

endorsed

Thank you. I know my plan will not be the neatest, or have the least county splits, or have the most compact districts, but I am certain that my plan will be the only plan to have two black majority districts, doubling the representation of Louisiana's African-American community.

[cvparty]

LOUISIANA ENTRIES

1: R+26
2: D+10
3: R+24
4: R+8
5: R+22
6: D+4

This is a non-VRA plan by the way.

LA-01: R+26, BVAP 16%
LA-02: D+11, BVAP 40%
LA-03: R+22, BVAP 22%
LA-04: R+10, BVAP 38%
LA-05: R+20, BVAP 27%
LA-06: D+1; BVAP 42%

Louisiana Non-Partisan plan.

My non-partisan redistricting plan for Louisiana. There are 2 Black majority VRA districts, with only 7 counties are split.

District 1 R+28.13 - 21.3 - 76.9
District 2 D+15.87 - 63.0 - 35.6 - 50.1 African American
District 3 R+21.36 - 31.0 - 67.2
District 4 R+10.94 - 40.5 - 58.5
District 5 R+24.62 - 29.8 - 68.4
District 6 D+04.41 - 54.6 - 44.2 - 51.3 African American

[cvparty]

SOMEONE SUBMIT A MAP

[AustralianSwingVoter]

SOMEONE SUBMIT A MAP

On it, I'll hopefully finish it in an hour or two.

[cvparty]

SOMEONE SUBMIT A MAP

On it, I'll hopefully finish it in an hour or two.

yeet i'll add a map too sometime this weekend (probably)

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Florida Non-Partisan plan.

My non-partisan redistricting plan for Florida splits only 16 counties, of which only 7 are not mathematically necessary. All VRA districts are maintained.

District 1 R+21.33 - 32.3 - 66.8
District 2 R+19.46 - 34.6 - 64.4
District 3 R+05.63 - 49.4 - 49.5
District 4 R+16.97 - 35.1 - 64.1
District 5 D+11.64 - 63.2 - 36.2 - 45.8 African American
District 6 R+13.28 - 43.3 - 55.9
District 7 R+00.68 - 50.2 - 49.0
District 8 R+08.11 - 46.2 - 52.9
District 9 D+21.26 - 69.6 - 29.9 - 38.9 Hispanic
District 10 R+09.73 - 44.0 - 55.3
District 11 R+10.24 - 47.1 - 51.8
District 12 R+01.14 - 51.0 - 48.1
District 13 D+02.05 - 55.7 - 43.2
District 14 D+03.40 - 54.8 - 44.4
District 15 R+04.63 - 47.8 - 51.3
District 16 R+07.54 - 47.7 - 51.4
District 17 R+13.10 - 43.6 - 55.5
District 18 R+08.19 - 47.7 - 51.5
District 19 R+12.50 - 42.0 - 57.3
District 20 D+29.57 - 80.5 - 19.1 - 50.1 African American
District 21 D+04.86 - 59.0 - 40.4
District 22 D+04.98 - 59.5 - 40.0
District 23 D+10.13 - 57.7 - 41.7 - 50.9 Hispanic
District 24 D+34.50 - 85.5 - 14.3 - 51.4 African American
District 25 D+09.15 - 57.5 - 42.1 - 52.4 Hispanic
District 26 D+08.92 - 56.7 - 42.8 - 62.3 Hispanic
District 27 R+01.44 - 41.1 - 58.5 - 79.6 Hispanic

[windjammer]

Florida Non-Partisan plan.

My non-partisan redistricting plan for Florida splits only 16 counties, of which only 7 are not mathematically necessary. All VRA districts are maintained.

District 1 R+21.33 - 32.3 - 66.8
District 2 R+19.46 - 34.6 - 64.4
District 3 R+05.63 - 49.4 - 49.5
District 4 R+16.97 - 35.1 - 64.1
District 5 D+11.64 - 63.2 - 36.2 - 45.8 African American
District 6 R+13.28 - 43.3 - 55.9
District 7 R+00.68 - 50.2 - 49.0
District 8 R+08.11 - 46.2 - 52.9
District 9 D+21.26 - 69.6 - 29.9 - 38.9 Hispanic
District 10 R+09.73 - 44.0 - 55.3
District 11 R+10.24 - 47.1 - 51.8
District 12 R+01.14 - 51.0 - 48.1
District 13 D+02.05 - 55.7 - 43.2
District 14 D+03.40 - 54.8 - 44.4
District 15 R+04.63 - 47.8 - 51.3
District 16 R+07.54 - 47.7 - 51.4
District 17 R+13.10 - 43.6 - 55.5
District 18 R+08.19 - 47.7 - 51.5
District 19 R+12.50 - 42.0 - 57.3
District 20 D+29.57 - 80.5 - 19.1 - 50.1 African American
District 21 D+04.86 - 59.0 - 40.4
District 22 D+04.98 - 59.5 - 40.0
District 23 D+10.13 - 57.7 - 41.7 - 50.9 Hispanic
District 24 D+34.50 - 85.5 - 14.3 - 51.4 African American
District 25 D+09.15 - 57.5 - 42.1 - 52.4 Hispanic
District 26 D+08.92 - 56.7 - 42.8 - 62.3 Hispanic
District 27 R+01.44 - 41.1 - 58.5 - 79.6 Hispanic

Am I dreaming or this is a 14 Clinton-13 Trump districts map?