#Illinois politicians have no shame about their gerrymanders
11 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
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An example of American gerrymanders
25 Nov 2015 1 Comment
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The impact of gerrymanders on US congressional elections
27 Mar 2015 Leave a comment
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When Americans voted for the House of Representatives in 2012, Democratic candidates won 1.4 million more votes than Republicans. Yet after the dust settled, the GOP ended up with a 234-201 majority in the chamber.
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Last year, in contrast, the GOP won a national landslide. But despite winning big victories in these four states, they only picked up one new House seat overall among them (in North Carolina). That’s because Republicans already won nearly all of the competitive seats in 2012 — partly because of gerrymandering…
Several analyses find that simple geography matters more — many Democratic voters are packed closer together in urban areas.
HT: vox.com
Modern topology software does make for rather frightening gerrymanders
10 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
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Why it’s going to be hard for Democrats to win back the House this decade, in one chart
18 Aug 2014 Leave a comment
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Less than 30 per cent of the entire Congress runs in competitive districts and the trend towards non-competitive congressional districts seems to be getting worse, not better.
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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