Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I figured here was as good as anywhere.
I've been doing a lot of redistricting stuff on Dave's Redistricting recently for fun - just kind of nerdy, hyper-focus stuff because the math is fun lol. But I kind of want to "get better" at making districts now. I feel like mine always end up janky and I give up by the end of the state, ending up splitting cities and counties all over the place. I feel like I'm trying to get good minority representation/proportionality but then I get mediocre ratings from the analyze tool.
What do you guys look at to get good districts, things other than what's provided on Dave's website? What metrics are you considering? What can I do to make better, fairer, and more representational districts?
I have this project I've dabbled in where I make districts that are approx. 225k per district to get a more representational view of the country, and I'd like to make up the whole country. I want to know what that would look like, and I really believe it could be insightful for people to look at. I just want to be sure I do it right!
Any advice/helpful comments/words of wisdom appreciated. Thanks so much you guys!
