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Could this provide a way to measure the fairness of redistricting vs gerrymandering? I'd expect a good set of electoral subdivisions would be insensitive to peo
by PaulAJ 7y ago
Could this provide a way to measure the fairness of redistricting vs gerrymandering? I'd expect a good set of electoral subdivisions would be insensitive to people moving, but gerrymandered districts would be much more sensitive.
- williamsmj 7y agoInteresting idea! I haven't thought this through completely, but I think I'd expect the opposite. Gerrymandering works by designing districts in which your opponent wins by huge margins (among other things). Close races can happen for lots of reasons, but they don't generally happen in an situations we recognize as gerrymandered.