A collection of resources and notes for the ongoing analysis of North Carolina's 2021 redistricting proposals by The News & Observer.
Largely sourced from the N.C. General Assembly's:
And the Duke University Quantifying Gerrymandering groups:
A work in progress. More detail TK.
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Maps and related files proposed by members of the North Carolina state Senate.
14 districts. Ideal population: 745,671
50 districts. Ideal population: 208,788 (+/- 10,439.4)
Based on county clustering established by the Stephenson ruling:
- 10 districts are fixed inside a single county cluster
- 26 districts are contained in 7 fixed county clusters
- 14 districts are contained in 4 groups of county clusters with 2 choices each, or 16 combinations total
This N.C. Senate map proposal uses the following county cluster choice (Duke_Senate 04):
- A1: Buncombe-Burke-McDowell, Cleveland-Gaston-Lincoln, Henderson-Polk-Rutherford
- B1: Forsyth-Stokes, Alexander-Surry-Wilkes-Yadkin
- C2: Bladen-Duplin-Harnett-Jones-Lee-Pender-Sampson, Brunswick-Columbus-New Hanover
- D2: Carteret-Chowan-Halifax-Hyde-Martin-Pamlico-Warren-Washington, Bertie-Camden-Currituck-Dare-Gates-Hertford-Northampton-Pasquotank-Perquimans-Tyrrell
Maps and related files proposed by members of the North Carolina state House.
14 districts. Ideal population: 745,671
120 districts. Ideal population: 86,995 (+/- 4,349.75)
Based on county clustering established by the Stephenson ruling:
- 11 districts are fixed inside a single county cluster
- 96 districts are contained in 22 fixed county clusters
- 13 districts are contained in 3 groups of county clusters with 2 choices each, or 8 combinations total
This N.C. House map proposal uses the following county cluster choice (Duke_House 01):
- A1: Alexander-Surry-Wilkes, Alleghany-Ashe-Caldwell-Watauga
- B1: Bladen-Pender, Duplin-Onslow, Sampson-Wayne
- C1: Beaufort-Chowan-Currituck-Dare-Hyde-Pamlico-Perquimans-Tyrrell-Washington, Camden-Gates-Hertford_Pasquotank