Tag: gerrymandering

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INTERACTIVE via ESRI Geoinquiry: What is a Gerrymander?

Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]

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INTERACTIVE via the New York Times: An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election

This extremely detailed map of the 2016 election shows voter percentages using a CHOROPLETH map. VOTER PRECINCTS are depicted in shades of red and blue with detailed data when hovered. […]

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INTERACTIVE: The Art of Gerrymandering

If you want to see how voting districts have been gerrymandered over time, check out The Art of Gerrymandering. It gives you the ability to toggle through fifty years of […]

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NEWS via Governing: Florida Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Maps but on Their Own Terms

Florida Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Maps but on Their Own Terms BY MCCLATCHY NEWS | AUGUST 5, 2014 By Mary Ellen Klas Florida legislators indicated Monday that they will meet in special session […]

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ORIGINALS: Electoral Geography: How Growing Majority-Minority Districts Effect Elections

When talking about ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY and the importance of analyzing the effects of a changing voting population, the 2012 U.S. Census revealed a change that probably does not shock most. […]

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