from Georgia News Lab and GPB News
Resources
Background on the Redistricting Process
- All About Redistricting, a one-stop shop for redistricting information
- “Redistricting: The Most Political Activity in America,” by UGA Prof. Charles Bullock
- Princeton Gerrymandering Project
- Redistricting Online
- Ballotpedia – Redistricting
- Ballotpedia – Redistricting timeline
- National Council of State Legislatures
Redistricting in Georgia
- Ballotpedia – Redistricting in Georgia
- Ballotpedia – Redistricting in Georgia after the 2020 census
- The Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office
-“Redistricting 101,” PowerPoint
- House Budget and Research Office, redistricting chart
- Georgia House Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Committee
-Minutes (and videos) of past House redistricting committee meetings
- Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting
-Minutes (and videos) of past Senate redistricting committee meetings
- “The History of Redistricting In Georgia,” by UGA Prof. Charles Bullock
Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act
- U.S. Department of Justice – Redistricting Information
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision Of Voting Rights Law
Gerrymandering
- The Washington Post – This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see
- New York Times – Supreme Court Bars Challenges to Partisan Gerrymandering
Redistricting Commissions
Census data
- U.S. Census Bureau – Redistricting Data Program Management
- U.S. Census Bureau – American Community Survey Data
- U.S. Census Bureau – Redistricting Press Kit
Election data
Mapping Tools and Resources
- DistrictBuilder
- Redistricting & You
- Dave’s Redistricting App
- Representable
- Districtr
- Antimander
- PlanScore
- What the District?!
- Maptitude (Used by Georgia’s Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office. Fee-based)
Organizations working on redistricting
Podcasts and Videos
- NCSL – Redistricting: Partisanship, Politics, Power
- FiveThirtyEight – The Gerrymandering Project
- BillMoyers.com – How Does a Political Party Get Fewer Votes But Still Win Elections? Gerrymandering on Steroids
- ProPublica – The Redistricting Song
- Washington Post – Gerrymandering, explained
- PBS – Gerrymandering: Crash Course Government and Politics