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? asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 4 years ago

Both parties have abused gerrymandering. Would you be in favor of computerized redistricting based only on population density?

As in, a computer program looks at the population densities of each state and draws the districts so that each Congressional district has the same number of people and is geographically contiguous (that is, no panhandle districts that have long, narrow corridors designed to pick up the maximum number of voters of a certain type)?

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago
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    There has been a lot of research done on this and some algorithm's developed to prevent it. Hope they get used

  • 4 years ago

    I'm for anything that would draw the districts fairly.

  • 4 years ago

    there's an easier way ... simply ban single member districts as much and possible and enable multiple voting [voter can cast as many votes as he wishes, up to the number of seats, for any one or more candidates.]

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Computerized maps could result in breaking up natural communities.

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  • 4 years ago

    That's a good idea, but even computer programs can be rigged.

    A better way is to set up rules such as you have suggested and put the rules into law. I don't think you can ever eliminate gerrymandering, but you can minimize it.

  • Stoo
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Would make a hell of a lot of sense. Doesn't have to be computerized, just has to be not deliberately skewed. Canada has proper districts that fit understood geographic and cultural zones, are proposed by a nonpartisan national election commission, and are discussed in public before adopted to identify any potential bias early. They work just fine.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    4 years ago

    Absolutely!

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Sure

  • Sam
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Yes, something needs to be done to make it fair.

  • 4 years ago

    Democrats have gerrymandered far more than the GOP.

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