2020 Texas Redistricting thread

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Damn, TX is actually way easier to draw a Dem gerrymander with and it looks cleaner than this.

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Fair map:

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Fair map:

D gerrymanders are "fair"?

Not a gerrymander.

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Fair map:

D gerrymanders are "fair"?

Not a gerrymander.

you can say that but the lines speak for themselves

I prioritized keeping counties whole and adequate representation for minority groups.

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TIL Austin white liberals are a minority group?

Is that a 3 way split of central Austin ?

Out of necessity, to create three Hispanic majority districts in Bexar.

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TIL Austin white liberals are a minority group?

Is that a 3 way split of central Austin ?

Out of necessity, to create three Hispanic majority districts in Bexar.

well prioritizing hispanic representation is just as nonpartisan as prioritizing white representation.  Racial gerrymandering has partisan outcomes, and you did significantly more than needed legally.

Its not, though.

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TIL Austin white liberals are a minority group?

Is that a 3 way split of central Austin ?

Out of necessity, to create three Hispanic majority districts in Bexar.

well prioritizing hispanic representation is just as nonpartisan as prioritizing white representation.  Racial gerrymandering has partisan outcomes, and you did significantly more than needed legally.

Its not, though.

Finally we agree.  It's not nonpartisan

What? Minority voting rights and representation access should not be a partisan issue. If it is, that sounds more like a problem with the party.

[SevenEleven]

TIL Austin white liberals are a minority group?

Is that a 3 way split of central Austin ?

Out of necessity, to create three Hispanic majority districts in Bexar.

well prioritizing hispanic representation is just as nonpartisan as prioritizing white representation.  Racial gerrymandering has partisan outcomes, and you did significantly more than needed legally.

Its not, though.

Finally we agree.  It's not nonpartisan

What? Minority voting rights and representation access should not be a partisan issue.

What? White voting rights and representation access should not be a partisan issue.

The fact is, when you gerrymander for one racial group, another group or groups have fewer representatives of their choice.  There are only so many seats in any given state.  Racial gerrymandering for a group which favors a certain political party is a partisan act.  Your map didn't just do what was legally mandated, you went out of your way to draw it to maximize minority seats and that has a partisan impact.  The idea this isn't a partisan issue is ridiculous.

There are still more white seats than minority seats.

[SevenEleven]

TIL Austin white liberals are a minority group?

Is that a 3 way split of central Austin ?

Out of necessity, to create three Hispanic majority districts in Bexar.

well prioritizing hispanic representation is just as nonpartisan as prioritizing white representation.  Racial gerrymandering has partisan outcomes, and you did significantly more than needed legally.

Its not, though.

Finally we agree.  It's not nonpartisan

What? Minority voting rights and representation access should not be a partisan issue.

What? White voting rights and representation access should not be a partisan issue.

The fact is, when you gerrymander for one racial group, another group or groups have fewer representatives of their choice.  There are only so many seats in any given state.  Racial gerrymandering for a group which favors a certain political party is a partisan act.  Your map didn't just do what was legally mandated, you went out of your way to draw it to maximize minority seats and that has a partisan impact.  The idea this isn't a partisan issue is ridiculous.

There are still more white seats than minority seats.

well white voters are like 60-70% of the Texas electorate

Districts are made up of total population, not the "electorate".

In 2018, non-Hispanic whites represented 41.1% of Texas's population, reflecting a national demographic shift. Blacks or African Americans made up 11.9%, American Indians or Alaska Natives 0.3%, Asian Americans 4.9%, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1%, some other race 0.2%, and two or more races 1.8%. Hispanics or Latin Americans of any race made up 39.7% of the estimated population.

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Given 39 districts, the expected number of county splits is 38. The actual number is 30.