As states, counties, cities and school boards across the country prepare to re-draw their voting districts in 2021, a software package that is being updated through the Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program will help to ensure equal representation among constituents.
Voting district boundaries are re-drawn after each Census to account for changes in population, ensuring that districts have an equal number of voters and equal representation by racial and ethnic group, in accordance with Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. When voting patterns show minority and majority racial or ethnic groups are primarily voting in opposite directions, known as “racially polarized voting,” district boundaries may be challenged in court.
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