preserve county and municipality boundaries as much as possible
Algorithmic Constraints
We enforce a maximum population deviation of 0.05%.
We use a pseudo-county constraint to help preserve county and municipality boundaries.
These counties are Dukes, Middlesex, and Worcester--these three counties have populations larger than 60% of the target population for districts. To preserve municipality splits, each municipality is its own pseudocounty.
2010 Massachusetts Congressional Districts
Redistricting requirements
In Massachusetts, districts must:
Algorithmic Constraints
We enforce a maximum population deviation of 0.05%. We use a pseudo-county constraint to help preserve county and municipality boundaries. These counties are Dukes, Middlesex, and Worcester--these three counties have populations larger than 60% of the target population for districts. To preserve municipality splits, each municipality is its own pseudocounty.
Data Sources
Data for Massachusetts comes from the ALARM Project's 2020 Redistricting Data Files.
Pre-processing Notes
No manual pre-processing decisions were necessary.
Simulation Notes
We sample 7,500 districting plans for Massachusetts over two runs. No special techniques were needed to produce the sample.
Validation
Checklist
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