Rebooting the mathematics behind gerrymandering
- Written by Moon Duchin, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Senior Fellow of Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
How can geometry track with our political values?Pixabay, CC BYOn Oct. 3, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a major case about the Wisconsin State Assembly districts.
In the U.S., we elect members to the House of Representatives and to state legislatures in a way that depends heavily on how states are divided into geographical districts....