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Census 2020: redrawing political districts #157

Open fileunderjeff opened 5 years ago

fileunderjeff commented 5 years ago

Since 2010, Houston has grown quite a bit. The most recent ACS data will have estimates of the number of people living in Houston. How will this impact the way that political districts get drawn? What are some strategies for drawing districts that comply with the Voting Rights Act? What will the districts of Houston look like in the 2020s?