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Princeton Gerrymandering Project

27 Sep, 5 tweets, 1 min read

We have a report card for the Texas 2021 Draft Staff Congressional Map. gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-…

The map gets an F in geography - it has many noncompact districts and splits a large number of counties.
The map gets an F in partisan fairness - it draws far too many Republican districts.

The map is marginal on competitiveness - only two district possibly in the competitive range and 19 districts with a Republican vote share between 60-70%. This suggests that line-drawers were trying to shore up Republican districts.

The map has new Democratic vote sinks in Austin/Travis County and has wildly distorted lines in Dallas/Ft. Worth.
The overall grade is F.

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We have a report card for the Georgia 2021 Draft Staff Congressional Map. The overall grade is C.
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