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Redistricting
State-by-land
redistricting procedures
Majority-minority districts
Congressional district demographics
U.s.a. census,
2022
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Firmness refers to the principle that the constituents residing within an electoral district should alive as near to one some other as possible Firmness can exist measured equally a ratio of the circumference of a district and its total area. Districts with higher ratios are said to exist less meaty. Meaty districts tend to resemble geometric shapes, such every bit squares, with direct borders. Compactness can as well refer to a shared civilisation amidst the residents of a district, with compact districts being those in which most residents share a common civilisation.[1] [two]

A total of 37 states require institute a compactness requirements for land legislative districts, and 18 establish like requirements for congressional districts. These states have different laws that regulate firmness. For instance, Iowa requires that districts not be oddly shaped; California requires districts not to bypass nearby populated areas in favor of more than distant populated areas.[1]

See also

  • Contiguity
  • Community of interest
  • Political boundaries
  • Land-by-state redistricting procedures

External links

  • National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting"

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ane.0 i.ane All Most Redistricting, "Where are the lines drawn?" accessed June 21, 2022
  2. ↑ FairVote, "Redistricting Glossary," accessed June 26, 2022

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