Tactics and Strategies of Optimized Partisan Gerrymandering

• In Event: Redistricting and Partisan Gerrymandering

Brief Overview

This paper explores frequency and effectiveness of the “packing and cracking” tactics of partisan gerrymandering using a hill-climbing algorithm allowing multiple objectives through simulated maps in 36 states optimized for each party.

Author

• Nicholas Goedert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University