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Are you describing the state you live in?

• JJMcJ 4y ago
  No, I once saw this described for Nebraska. I don't remember the details or which party benefited from each possibility. Here's an idealized example. Imagine a state with 1,000,000 people. 400,000 Democrats live in a narrow strip on the Eastern border, uniformly distributed in that strip. The 600,000 Republicans are uniformly distributed in the rest of the state. Split the population in half by a north-south line. The Eastern district has 400,000 Democrats and 100,000 Republicans, and so has a Democratic representative. The Western district has 500,000 Republicans and so had a Republican representative. Now try an east-west line. Each district has 200,000 Democrats and 300,000 Republicans. There are two Republican representatives. Yet on a map, both divisions look fine. That's one reason the anti-gerrymandering rules specify looking deeper than just population and compactness.
  • lkrubner 4y ago
    Yes, good example.