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Monthly Archives: October 2013
A GIS analysis of Gerrymandering compared to OPRA
I ran across a very interesting blog post by a creative GIS specialist named Blake Harvey, on his Geo Ideas blog. In it, he proposed a formula for measuring gerrymandering, and he proposed this ranking for states based on his … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary mathematics, north carolina, Politics of Redistricting
Tagged Blake Harvey, district boundaries, OPRA
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North Carolina gerrymandering and the government shutdown
If you’re visual like me, and focused on the pernicious politics of gerrymandering as I am, you will be drawn to this map North Carolina’s eastern Congressional Districts: Google map scraped from www.govtrack.us, a great site for browsing
Posted in Politics of Redistricting
Tagged north carolina, Optimal Proximity, political reform, shutdown
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