San Joaquin County Citizens for Constitutional Redistricting Ending the Gerrymanders of San Joaquin County 1.

San Joaquin County Citizens for Constitutional Redistricting

Ending the Gerrymanders of San Joaquin

County

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San Joaquin County Citizens for Constitutional Redistricting

Current Assembly, State Senate and Congressional Districts:

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San Joaquin County Citizens for Constitutional Redistricting

Our Approach• Need to end 10 years of

severe gerrymandering• Focused on proposed

districts for San Joaquin County

• Recognize districts must fit into statewide map

• Drew test districts for surrounding options to ensure “fit” with equal population, Voting Rights, City/County integrity, and other Commission criteria

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Assembly• Allows two ADs completely in

Sacramento County, plus portions of two more (including A2).

• Coastal region: Contra Costa is “bridge” to Central Valley. No other counties split from Santa Barbara County to Oregon.

• Latino voting strength in AD 17 increases and the district can be more compact with territory only in Merced and Stanislaus counties. AD 17 loses ‘neck’ into San Joaquin County.

• Remainder of Stanislaus combines with Amador / Calaveras / Tuolumne counties.

• A1 and A2 combine into one “nested” Senate district.

• Moving A2 out of Sacramento County would require splitting Pittsburg.

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Proposed Assembly District Fits into Statewide Map

• “Bridge” counties between regions: – Placer– Sacramento– Stanislaus– Contra Costa– Tulare– Kern– Ventura

4 ADs

16 ADs

6 ADs

45 ADs

3 ADs

4 ADs

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Congress

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• Allows two ADs completely in Sacramento County, plus small portion of one more.

• Coastal region: Contra Costa is again “bridge” to Central Valley. No other counties split from San Luis Obispo County to Oregon.

• Stanislaus is also unsplit, as it is combined in a district with Mono to Amador counties. No “Stockton Finger” is needed.

• Another district is made by combining Merced County, southwestern Madera County, and south Fresno (city & county). Latino voting strength in this district increases notably.

• Current CD 20 is much more compact (and keeps Kings Co.) and increases Latino voting strength.

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Proposed Congressional District Fits into Statewide Map

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2 CDs

12 CDs 5 CDs

31 CDs

2 CDs • “Bridge” counties between regions: – Contra Costa – San Luis Obispo– El Dorado– Sacramento

•  All other county borders followed.

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Other Districts• Drafted all districts or district “regions”

– Specific LA and coastal districts not drawn, but regions arepopulation balanced

• Improved Latino voting strength in local districts

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Hispanic/Latino Citizen Voting Age Population Current Proposed

Current District ChangesSpecial

Tabulation ACS 5-yearSpecial

Tabulation ACS 5-year

CD18

Loses “Stockton Finger.” More compact, more effective

Merced/Madera/Fresno district 34.19% 34.15% 46.27% 45.95%

CD20

Somewhat more compact, and more effective Bakersfield /

Kings / Tulare district 50.63% 50.34% 52.34% 50.64%           

AD17

A more compact, more effective Merced/Stanislaus

district 34.94% 34.78% 36.91% 36.86%

AD30More compact, more effective

Bakersfield / Kings district 46.88% 46.67% 47.14% 46.89%

AD31

More compact, more effective Coalinga/SW Fresno AD with

a small part of NW Tulare County. 53.10% 52.96% 55.67% 55.05%