2010 Hawaii Congressional Districts (use VTD not tract) #191
Conversation
|
The link to 2010 guidelines is broken. Let's cite the statute directly: In 2011 the guideline was to use tracts |
CoryMcCartan
added
the
revise documentation
2010 Hawaii Congressional DistrictsRedistricting requirementsPer Hawaii Revised Statutes 25-2(b)(1)-(4) and (6), as in force for the 2010 cycle, districts must: 1. not unduly favor any person or party; 2. be contiguous, except when encompassing more than one island; 3. be compact; 4. where possible, follow geographical and recognized features and coincide with tract boundaries; 6. where practicable, avoid mixing regions with different socioeconomic interests. Algorithmic ConstraintsWe enforce a maximum population deviation of 0.5%. We use Census tracts in line with 25-2(b)(4). In absence of regional knowledge about features and socioeconomic interests, we use municipalities to attempt to enforce 25-2(b)(4) and (6). Data SourcesData for Hawaii comes from the ALARM Project's 2010 Redistricting Data Files. Pre-processing NotesIslands are manually connected in the adjacency graph, but this has no bearing on the simulation. Simulation NotesWe sample 5,000 districting plans for Hawaii over 2 independent runs of the SMC algorithm. We use partial SMC to draw one district in the contiguous portion of Honolulu County and assign the remainder to district 2. Validation
|
Redistricting requirements
Per Hawaii Revised Statutes 25-2(b)(1)-(4) and (6), as in force for the 2010 cycle, districts must:
1. not unduly favor any person or party;
2. be contiguous, except when encompassing more than one island;
3. be compact;
4. where possible, follow geographical and recognized features and coincide with tract boundaries;
6. where practicable, avoid mixing regions with different socioeconomic interests.
Algorithmic Constraints
We enforce a maximum population deviation of 0.5%. We use Census tracts in line with 25-2(b)(4). In absence of regional knowledge about features and socioeconomic interests, we use municipalities to attempt to enforce 25-2(b)(4) and (6).
Data Sources
Data for Hawaii comes from the ALARM Project's 2010 Redistricting Data Files.
Pre-processing Notes
Islands are manually connected in the adjacency graph, but this has no bearing on the simulation.
Simulation Notes
We sample 5,000 districting plans for Hawaii over 2 independent runs of the SMC algorithm. We use partial SMC to draw one district in the contiguous portion of Honolulu County and assign the remainder to district 2.
Validation
Checklist
TODOlines from the template code have been removedenforce_style()to format my coderedist_mapandredist_plansobjects, and summary statistics) have been edited@CoryMcCartan
Additional notes