Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Shortest Split-Line Method

The shortest split-line method is the answer to political gerrymandering that reults in disproportianate election results and unfair winning of elections. The shortest split-line divides voting areas by math, so no bias is involved, unlike in the drawing of districts by politicians. Since no one group in control chooses where the lines are created, they cannot influence the keeping or losing of their seats within the government body. Also, the mathematical equation can be distributed to prove that the districts are created without bias. This method is as unpartisan as they get, while the others rely on people who may not be as unbiased as they claim to be. This method also eliminates a majority from completely taking control and ensures that the voting results in elections accurately represent the people within an area. On the top is the state of Alabama, which contains districts created by politicians that are very uneven. On the bottom however, is the same state but divided with the shortest split-line method. It is obvious that the districts are much more even in size and area which means they are more closely similar in population. Shortest split-line districting may not be the end all of solutions to fix gerrymandering, but it is the most unbiased and evenly created.


1 comment:

  1. "Also, the mathematical equation can be distributed to prove that the districts are created without bias."...do you trust the people or the media to interpret this information intelligently?

    "It is obvious that the districts are much more even in size and area which means they are more closely similar in population."...geography = population?

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