A Political Redistricting Tool for the Rest of Us

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I recently read an article that gives a taste of some of the mathematics and data analysis that (in part) determines how legislative districts are drawn to (hypothetically) prevent gerrymandering. I recommend it highly.

http://www.maa.org/publications/periodicals/a-political-redistricting-tool-for-the-rest-of-us

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Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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