I would suggest watching this video about algorithmic redistricting and how it can be used to get nearly any result you want given enough time and computation and getting “reasonable” looking districts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq-Y7crQo44
I don’t think his method is correct. States must already know where people live otherwise, how can they gerrymander? A possible computer program would have a cursor start from the top left of a state and move right. The cursor’s vertical distance would be preset. Once it counts a specific number of people, it would draw a district and continue. When it reaches the right border of a state it would go down and move right. Have companies bid on a redistricting program to see if it’s achievable.
I would suggest watching this video about algorithmic redistricting and how it can be used to get nearly any result you want given enough time and computation and getting “reasonable” looking districts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq-Y7crQo44
I don’t think his method is correct. States must already know where people live otherwise, how can they gerrymander? A possible computer program would have a cursor start from the top left of a state and move right. The cursor’s vertical distance would be preset. Once it counts a specific number of people, it would draw a district and continue. When it reaches the right border of a state it would go down and move right. Have companies bid on a redistricting program to see if it’s achievable.