Options for ward redistricting in Rochester, Minn.

1. Current
Wards
Current
total
%
dev
minority
%
minority
1
18,932
6.4%
3,372
17.8%
2
17,863
0.4%
3,230
18.1%
3
23,265
30.7%
4,899
21.1%
4
16,668
-­‐6.3%
5,206
31.2%
5
16,161
-­‐9.2%
2,734
16.9%
6
13,880
-­‐22.0%
2,720
19.6%
total
106,769
22,161
20.8%
9,385
30.7%
2,486
14.3%
max-­‐min
max
%dev
max-­‐min
max-­‐min

2. Council
RedistricCng
Principles
• Balance
populaCon
among
wards
based
on
2010
populaCon
(based
on
past
decade,
this
would
result
in
2012
Ward
3
popula9on
high
by
6%)
• Make
wards
compact
and
conCguous
• Comply
with
the
VoCng
Rights
Act
• Protect
neighborhood
integrity
• Avoid
cracking
(diluCon)
and
packing
(over-­‐
concentraCon)
of
minority
and
low
income
voters

3. Other
RedistricCng
Principles
• Minimize
confusion
• Change
as
liTle
as
possible,
consistent
with
principles
• Follow
logical
boundaries
(rivers,
freeways,
and
other
barriers
to
interacCon
• Balance
the
inconvenience

4. OpCon
2

5. OpCon
2

6. OpCon
2
opCon
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
total
total
17,433
18,199
18,100
17,575
17,484
17,978
106,769
766
%
dev
-­‐2.03%
2.27%
1.71%
-­‐1.24%
-­‐1.75%
1.03%
2.27%
nhwa
14,829
14,923
14,327
11,788
14,336
14,405
84,608
minority
2,604
3,276
3,773
5,787
3,148
3,573
22,161
3,183
%
min
14.9%
18.0%
20.8%
32.9%
18.0%
19.9%
20.8%
18.0%
moved
in
438
1,022
0
1,937
1,323
4,124
8,844
moved
out
1,937
686
5,165
1,030
0
26
8,844
total
change
2,375
1,708
5,165
2,967
1,323
4,150
8,844
8.28%

7. OpCon
5

8. OpCon
5

9. OpCon
5
opCon
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
total
measure
total
17,629
17,925
17,774
17,794
17,738
17,909
106,769
296
%
dev
-­‐0.93%
0.73%
-­‐0.12%
0.00%
-­‐0.32%
0.64%
0.93%
nhwa
15,074
14,727
14,118
11,848
14,594
14,247
84,608
minority
2,555
3,198
3,656
5,946
3,144
3,662
22,161
3,391
%
min
14.5%
17.8%
20.6%
33.4%
17.7%
20.4%
18.9%
moved
in
748
659
0
2,192
1,718
4,450
9,767
moved
out
2,051
597
5,491
1,066
141
421
9,767
total
change
2,799
1,256
5,491
3,258
1,859
4,871
9,767
9.15%

10. OpCon
1

11. OpCon
1

12. OpCon
1
opCon
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
total
measure
total
18,078
17,984
17,292
17,820
17,527
18,068
106,769
786
%
dev
1.6%
1.1%
-­‐2.8%
0.1%
-­‐1.5%
1.5%
2.83%
nhwa
15,517
14,703
14,305
11,799
14,699
13,585
84,608
minority
2,561
3,281
2,987
6,021
2,828
4,483
22,161
3,460
%
min
14.2%
18.2%
17.3%
33.8%
16.1%
24.8%
20.8%
19.6%
moved
in
2,082
2,052
0
2,936
2,040
3,963
13,073
moved
out
2,936
1,931
5,748
1,784
674
0
13,073
total
change
5,018
3,983
5,748
4,720
2,714
3,963
13,073
12.24%

13. OpCon
3

14. OpCon
3

15. OpCon
3
opCon
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
total
measure
total
17,876
17,690
17,981
17,515
17,968
17,739
106,769
466
%
dev
0.46%
-­‐0.59%
1.05%
-­‐1.57%
0.97%
-­‐0.31%
1.57%
nhwa
15,250
14,718
14,645
11,565
14,878
13,552
84,608
minority
2,626
2,972
3,336
5,950
3,090
4,187
22,161
3,324
%
min
14.7%
16.8%
18.6%
34.0%
17.2%
23.6%
20.8%
19.3%
moved
in
569
2,051
0
2,143
3,359
3,859
11,981
moved
out
1,625
2,224
5,284
1,296
1,552
0
11,981
total
change
2,194
4,275
5,284
3,439
4,911
3,859
11,981
11.2%

16. OpCon
4

17. OpCon
4

18. OpCon
4
opCon
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
total
measure
total
17,656
17,700
17,981
17,725
17,968
17,739
106,769
325
%
dev
-­‐0.78%
-­‐0.53%
1.05%
-­‐0.39%
0.97%
-­‐0.31%
1.05%
nhwa
15,077
14,703
14,645
11,753
14,878
13,552
84,608
minority
2,579
2,997
3,336
5,972
3,090
4,187
22,161
3,393
%
min
14.6%
16.9%
18.6%
33.7%
17.2%
23.6%
20.8%
19.1%
moved
in
349
2,240
0
2,143
3,359
3,859
11,950
moved
out
1,625
2,403
5,284
1,086
1,552
0
11,950
total
change
1,974
4,643
5,284
3,229
4,911
3,859
11,950
11.2%

19. OpCon
6

20. OpCon
6

21. OpCon
6
opCon
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
total
measure
total
17,419
17,573
18,089
17,879
17,806
18,003
106,769
670
%
dev
-­‐2.1%
-­‐1.2%
1.7%
0.5%
0.1%
1.2%
2.11%
nhwa
14,901
14,350
14,631
11,901
15,054
13,771
84,608
minority
2,518
3,223
3,458
5,978
2,752
4,232
22,161
3,460
%
min
14.5%
18.3%
19.1%
33.4%
15.5%
23.5%
20.8%
19.0%
moved
in
748
2,213
2,154
2,892
2,917
6,289
17,213
moved
out
2,261
2,503
7,330
1,681
1,272
2,166
17,213
total
change
3,009
4,716
9,484
4,573
4,189
8,455
17,213
16.12%

22. Comparison
minority
populaCon
OpCon
max
deviaCon
range
shiVed
1
2.83%
19.6%
13,073
2
2.27%
18.0%
8,844
3
1.57%
19.3%
11,981
4
1.05%
19.1%
11,950
5
0.93%
18.9%
9,767
6
2.11%
19.0%
17,213