Validating the Applicability of BISG to Congressional Redistricting

• In Event: Parties, Primaries, and Redistricting in the US

Brief Overview

We ascertain the validity of Bayesian Inference with Surname and Geography (BISG) to use in redistricting minority-majority districts.

Authors

• Kevin DeLuca, Harvard Kennedy School

• John Alexander Curiel, MIT Elections Data and Science Lab