Redistricting
Sept 7, 2011
Redistricting as presented here is the process of redrawing elective office district boundaries, for local government, in response to population changes determined by the results of the US census.
The statements made by John Slaughter, essentially apply to all local government districts in Nevada.
The Sidebar on Gerrymandering is presented for its historical value and its humor.
John Slaughter
Director of Management Services
A/V -- 21 min |
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Commissioner Districts with Population
Redistricting Draft Maps
Draft Plan 1 presented at the July 26, 2011 Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Draft Plan 2 presented at the August 9, 2011 Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Draft Plan 3 presented at the August 9, 2011 Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Redistricting Draft Plan Comparisons
Redistricting Plan Comparisons- Population of Sparks, Reno and Unincorporated Washoe County
Redistricting Plan Comparisons- Population by Race and Hispanic Origin Combined
Redistricting Plan Comparisions- Population by Race and Hispanic Origin Separated
Redistricting Plan Comparisons- Registered Voter Population
Redistricting Plan Comparison- Voter Population by Race and Hispanic Origin Combined
Redistricting Plan Comparison- Voter Population by Race and Hispanic Origin Separated
Redistricting Plan Comparisons- Population by Race and Hispanic Origin Combined
Redistricting Plan Comparisions- Population by Race and Hispanic Origin Separated
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Gerrymandering
First printed in March 1812, this political cartoon was drawn in reaction to the state senate electoral districts drawn by the Massachusetts legislature to favour the Democratic-Republican Party candidates of Governor Elbridge Gerry over the Federalists. The caricature satirises the bizarre shape of a district in Essex County, Massachusetts as a dragon. Federalist newspapers editors and others at the time likened the district shape to a salamander, and the word gerrymander was a blend of that word and Governor Gerry's last name.
Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing district lines to achieve political gain for legislators. The practice of gerrymandering involves the manipulation of district drawing in aims to leave out, or include, specific populations in a legislator's district to ensure his/her reelection.