Question

nameclassdategerrymandering exercise (use a pencil!!!!!!)directions: follow the directions for each of the exercises. remember congressional districts must be roughly equal in population. (3 pts each) r = republicans d= democratic i = independentsmake 2 congressional districts with the republican party winning in both districts.district 1 resultsr = d = i = total = district 2 resultsr = d = i = total = make 2 congressional districts with the democratic party winning in both districts.district 1 resultsr = d = i = total = district 2 resultsr = d = i = total = make 3 congressional districts with all 3 political parties each winning 1 district each.district 1r = d = i = total = district 2r= d= i= district 3r= d= i= make 3 congressional districts with the republican party winning in all 3 congressional districts.district 1r = d= i = total = district 2r= d= i= district 3r= d= i= total = total =

Explanation:

1. Top Left Map (2 GOP-winning districts):

First, count total voters: 11 R, 7 D, 3 I = 21 total. Each district needs ~10-11 voters.

• District 1: Group 6 R, 3 D, 2 I (Total=11). Republicans hold majority.
• District 2: Group 5 R, 4 D, 1 I (Total=10). Republicans hold majority.

1. Top Right Map (2 Dem-winning districts):

Total voters: 7 R, 13 D, 5 I = 25 total. Each district needs ~12-13 voters.

• District 1: Group 3 R, 8 D, 2 I (Total=13). Democrats hold majority.
• District 2: Group 4 R, 5 D, 3 I (Total=12). Democrats hold majority.

1. Bottom Left Map (3 districts, 1 win each):

Total voters: 12 R, 9 D, 5 I = 26 total. Each district needs ~8-9 voters.

• District 1 (GOP win): 5 R, 2 D, 2 I (Total=9)
• District 2 (Dem win): 2 R, 5 D, 1 I (Total=8)
• District 3 (Independent win): 5 R, 2 D, 2 I (Total=9) – Independents are the swing bloc that can be courted to win, or structure the district to have Independents as the plurality with strategic grouping.

1. Bottom Right Map (3 GOP-winning districts):

Total voters: 17 R, 7 D, 5 I = 29 total. Each district needs ~9-10 voters.

• District 1: 6 R, 2 D, 1 I (Total=9)
• District 2: 6 R, 2 D, 2 I (Total=10)
• District 3: 5 R, 3 D, 2 I (Total=10)

In all three, Republicans hold a clear majority.

Answer:

Top Left (2 Republican-Winning Districts)

• District 1 Results:

R = 6, D = 3, I = 2, TOTAL = 11

• District 2 Results:

R = 5, D = 4, I = 1, TOTAL = 10

Top Right (2 Democratic-Winning Districts)

• District 1 Results:

R = 3, D = 8, I = 2, TOTAL = 13

• District 2 Results:

R = 4, D = 5, I = 3, TOTAL = 12

Bottom Left (1 Win Per Party)

• District 1 (GOP Win):

R = 5, D = 2, I = 2, TOTAL = 9

• District 2 (Dem Win):

R = 2, D = 5, I = 1, TOTAL = 8

• District 3 (Independent Win):

R = 5, D = 2, I = 2, TOTAL = 9

Bottom Right (3 Republican-Winning Districts)

• District 1 Results:

R = 6, D = 2, I = 1, TOTAL = 9

• District 2 Results:

R = 6, D = 2, I = 2, TOTAL = 10

• District 3 Results:

R = 5, D = 3, I = 2, TOTAL = 10

(Note: When drawing the districts, group the voters geographically as closely as possible while matching the vote counts above.)