Reapportionment and Redistricting

Reapportionment & Redistricting:

What’s The Difference?

RE?RE?

RE?

RE?RE?

and … What Difference Do They Make?

Determining # Seats in U.S. House of Representatives per State

Reapportionment?

Amazing Apportionment Machine

http://www.census.gov/population/apportionment/

Determining Boundaries of U.S. Congressional Districts and State Legislative Districts

Redistricting?

Each Representative is to represent approximately 710,767 people.

Minnesota’s 2010 Redistricting Plans

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2012/02/redistricting_map/

Gerrymandering

Check For Understanding: U.S. Electoral Geography Handout

R and R NOT ONLY Reflect Population Changes THEY ALSO Reflect Changes in Regional Political Power

So What?

Reapportionment Counts Determine Electoral Votes

Electoral Votes = # Senators + # U.S. Reps