redistrict
Carve new zones
To redistrict is to redraw the boundaries of electoral districts, typically to reflect population changes revealed by a census.
The process determines which voters fall into which districts for congressional or legislative representation.
Redistricting becomes controversial when boundaries are manipulated for partisan advantage—a practice called gerrymandering: The state legislature redistricted to favor the ruling party.
Biased toward one side
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- packingPutting items in containers
- malapportionmentUnequal distribution of representation
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
manipulation · racial · dilution · concentration · snaking · tentacles · carve-up · rigging
Official population count
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- independentFree from external control
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- criteriaStandards for judgment
transparency · litigation · court-ordered · deadline · cycle · decennial · mandate · compliance
Parts of a whole
- congressionalOf a legislature
- legislativeConcerning the creation of laws
- senatorialOf the upper chamber
- seatPlace for sitting
delegate · ward · precinct · constituency · apportionment · population · proportional · underrepresented
Strokes connecting two points
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- redrawingMaking an image anew
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- bordersLines separating regions
contiguous · adjacent · territory · perimeter · edge · enclave · exclave · corridor
Health-promoting walk
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- challengeTest of ability
- rulingFormal legal determination
precedent · compliance · discriminatory · remedial · injunction · appeal · standing · jurisdiction
Creating geographic representations
- GISSpatial data framework
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- dataFacts for analysis
polygon · coordinates · digital · simulation · optimization · visualization · overlay · granular
partisan
Biased toward one side
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- packingPutting items in containers
- malapportionmentUnequal distribution of representation
salamander · manipulation · racial · dilution · concentration · snaking · tentacles · carve-up · rigging · unfair
census
Official population count
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- independentFree from external control
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
criteria · transparency · litigation · court-ordered · deadline · cycle · decennial · mandate · compliance · review
constituents
Parts of a whole
- congressionalOf a legislature
- legislativeConcerning the creation of laws
- senatorialOf the upper chamber
seat · delegate · ward · precinct · constituency · apportionment · population · proportional · underrepresented · voice
lines
Strokes connecting two points
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- redrawingMaking an image anew
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
borders · contiguous · adjacent · territory · perimeter · edge · enclave · exclave · corridor · split
constitutional
Health-promoting walk
ruling · precedent · compliance · discriminatory · remedial · injunction · appeal · standing · jurisdiction · adjudication
cartography
Creating geographic representations
- GISSpatial data framework
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
data · polygon · coordinates · digital · simulation · optimization · visualization · overlay · granular · automated
redistrictconsolidate
Unite separate things
merge · unify · annex · amalgamate · absorb