Comment on Self: Instead of using maps, I made some charts that look at gerrymandering a different way - introducing the idea of 'wasted vo

Self: Instead of using maps, I made some charts that look at gerrymandering a different way - introducing the idea of 'wasted vo

THE CHARTS People usually think that gerrymandering means creating seats you can't lose. But, somewhat counter-intuitively, it also means creating seats your opponents really can't lose; 'super-districts' crammed so full of the other parties voters, it causes them to waste their votes. As you look at these, picture collapsing the blue bars on the right, and spreading those votes down and to the left.

 

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