The author of this site seems to think that in the ideal world, districts would be decided up with clear straight lines. This is not the case. Districts should

The author of this site seems to think that in the ideal world, districts would be decided up with clear straight lines. This is not the case. Districts should represent distinct groups of people. Ideally, with well drawn districts, political representation will be accurate to the popular vote. I'd recommend you all read the following article if you haven't yet. I think if you wanted to solve districts algorithmically, you would need a neural network. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/01/th...