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Note that the use of the ensemble to evaluate maps with four or fewer districts risks obscuring the influence that a single district change in either Partisan Fairness or Competitiveness can make to overall letter grades. (1/5)
And, more importantly, this matters to how residents who live in these states will experience these maps. Letter grades, in the cases of extremely low-district states, should be considered secondarily to other metrics provided. (2/5)
It is important, in these instances, for mapmakers to consider other criteria, such as Communities of Interest, Minority Composition, and state-specific criteria, in both line drawing and evaluation. (3/5)
We have grades out for the Utah legislature's proposed maps. These maps are going to a public hearing on Monday, so folks in Utah should speak up about what they like and don't like in these maps.
#PGP_UT #UTPol #Redistricting #FairMaps
#PGP_UT #UTPol #Redistricting #FairMaps
First up is the Congressional map. It gets an A overall and in Partisan Fairness, with Cs in Competitiveness and Geography.
It would elect 0 Democrats and has no competitive seats, largely because it splits Salt Lake City across all four districts.
gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…
It would elect 0 Democrats and has no competitive seats, largely because it splits Salt Lake City across all four districts.
gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…
It's important to emphasize that our ensemble is less useful in states with four or fewer districts - it's really important that folks look at other factors, including Communities of Interest, like those gathered by @Representable_ here: representable.org/map/ut/
Another mountain west state that has an advisory commission, Utah's Independent Redistricting Commission also has selected the maps it will propose to the state legislature and we've got grades!
First up, the three Congressional proposals:
Public SH2: gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…
Orange 3: gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…
Purple 4: gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…
Public SH2: gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…
Orange 3: gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…
Purple 4: gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…
Public SH2 gets an A overall and in Partisan Fairness, and Cs in Competitiveness and Geography. It, along with the other Congressional proposals, would create a Democratic-leaning district around Salt Lake City.
