Mapping Local Malapportionment: The Distrinct Characteristics of City and Council District Maps

• In Event: The Design of Local Democracy: Electoral Systems and Competition

Brief Overview

The existing literature on redistricting largely ignores local districts. We analyze the largest collection of city and county maps to date, highlighting the effects of a unique aspect of local redistricting in the 21st century: malapportionment.

Authors

• Gustavo Francisco Novoa, Princeton University

• Tyler Simko, University of Michigan

• Chris Warshaw, Georgetown University