Better Elections, Through Math

What makes a democracy work?
An elected class that represents, as closely as possible, the will of the electorate. Fair District maps are created by an algorithm using only 2010 U.S. Census data, producing politically-blind districts that keep communities together, empowering everyone.
Better elections, through math!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Illinois Fair Districts


Total State Population:  12,830,632
Ideal District Population:  712,812.889
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Yellow 707,368-5,444.889 -0.76%
2Cyan 710,672-2,140.889 -0.30%
3Purple 711,247-1,565.889 -0.22%
4Dark Cyan 712,015-797.889 -0.11%
5Dark Red 712,092-720.889 -0.10%
6Dark Green 712,118-694.889 -0.10%
7Dark Blue 712,153-659.889 -0.09%
8Light Yellow 712,211-601.889 -0.08%
9Light Cyan 712,673-139.889 -0.02%
10Tan 712,775-37.889 -0.005%
11Green 712,801-11.889 -0.002%
12Blue 712,990+177.111 +0.02%
13Magenta 713,252+439.111 +0.06%
14Light Purple 713,322+509.111 +0.07%
15White 714,102+1,289.111 +0.18%
16Pink 714,204+1,391.111 +0.20%
17Gray 714,928+2,115.111 +0.30%
18Red 719,709+6,896.111 +0.97%

Chicago Metropolitan Area


Michigan Fair Districts


Total State Population:  9,883,640
Ideal District Population:  705,974.286
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Dark Green701,178-4,796.286-0.68%
2Red704,151-1,823.286-0.26%
3Purple705,489-485.286-0.07%
4Dark Blue705,677-297.286-0.04%
5Cyan705,787-187.286-0.03%
6Yellow705,848-126.286-0.02%
7Dark Red705,876-98.286-0.01%
8Dark Cyan705,965-9.286-0.001%
9White706,163+188.714+0.03%
10Tan706,203+228.714+0.03%
11Green706,312+337.714+0.05%
12Magenta706,473+498.714+0.07%
13Blue708,577+2,602.714+0.37%
14Gray709,941+3,966.714+0.56%

North Carolina Fair Districts


Total State Population:  9,535,483
Ideal District Population:  733,498.692
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Dark Cyan732,200-1,298.692-0.18%
2Magenta732,744-754.692-0.10%
3Blue733,113-385.692-0.05%
4Yellow733,411-87.692-0.01%
5Purple733,419-79.692-0.01%
6Green733,421-77.692-0.01%
7Red733,542+43.308+0.006%
8White733,580+81.308+0.01%
9Dark Red733,580+81.308+0.01%
10Grey733,775+276.308+0.04%
11Tan733,831+332.308+0.05%
12Dark Blue734,252+753.308+0.10%
13Cyan734,615+1,116.308+0.15%

New Jersey Fair Districts


Total State Population:  8,791,894
Ideal District Population:  732,657.833
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White721,683-10,974.833-1.50%
2Blue731,204-1,453.833 -0.20%
3Cyan731,846-811.833-0.11%
4Dark Blue731,962-695.833-0.09%
5Dark Cyan732,499-158.833-0.02%
6Magenta732,571-86.833-0.01%
7Green733,359+701.167+0.10%
8Tan733,444+786.167+0.11%
9Grey733,481+823.167+0.11%
10Purple733,921+1,263.167+0.17%
11Yellow737,024+4,366.167+0.60%
12Red738,900+6,242.167+0.85%

Washington State Fair Districts


Total State Population:  6,724,540
Ideal District Population:  672,454
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Green669,351-3,103-0.46%
2Yellow672,160-294-0.04%
3Cyan672,164-290-0.04%
4Grey672,281-173-0.03%
5Purple672,300-154-0.02%
6Magenta672,309-145-0.02%
7Red672,462+8+0.001%
8Blue672,482+28+0.004%
9White672,528+74+0.01%
10Dark Cyan676,503+4,049+0.60%

Maryland Fair Districts


Total State Population:  5,773,552
Ideal District Population:  721,694
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Green720,160-1,534-0.21%
2Magenta721,002-692-0.10%
3Grey721,124-570-0.08%
4Blue721,753+59+0.01%
5Red721,786+92+0.01%
6White722,008+314+0.04%
7Yellow722,540+846+0.12%
8Cyan723,179+1,485+0.21%

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Wisconsin Fair Districts


Total State Population:  5,686,986
Ideal District Population:  710,873.25
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Magenta708,818-2,055.25-0.29%
2White709,951-922.25-0.13%
3Yellow710,522-351.25-0.05%
4Blue710,667-206.25-0.03%
5Green710,852-21.25-0.003%
6Cyan710,952+78.75+0.01%
7Grey712,302+1,428.75+0.20%
8Red712,922+2,048.75+0.29%

Missouri Fair Districts


Total State Population:  5,988,927
Ideal District Population:  748,615.875
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Red747,641-974.875-0.13%
2Magenta748,410-205.875-0.03%
3Cyan748,410-205.875-0.03%
4Green748,421-194.875-0.03%
5White748,467-148.875-0.02%
6Blue748,517-98.875-0.01%
7Grey748,673+57.125+0.01%
8Yellow750,388+1,772.125+0.24%

South Carolina


Total State Population:  4,625,364
Ideal District Population:  660,766.286
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Red660,485-281.286-0.04%
2Magenta660,491-275.286-0.04%
3Yellow660,551-215.286-0.03%
4Cyan660,612-154.286-0.002%
5Blue660,698-68.286-0.01%
6Green661,172+405.714+0.06%
7White661,355+588.714+0.09%

Alabama Fair Districts


Total State Population:  4,779,736
Ideal District Population:  682,819.429
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Yellow682,532-287.429-0.04%
2Green682,603-216.429-0.03%
3Magenta682,693-126.429-0.02%
4Cyan682,809-10.429-0.002%
5White682,852+32.571+0.005%
6Blue683,070+250.571+0.04%
7Red683,177+357.571+0.05%

Colorado Fair Districts


Total State Population:  5,029,196
Ideal District Population:  718,456.571
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White717,248-1,208.571-0.17%
2Cyan717,648-808.571-0.11%
3Yellow717,887-569.571-0.08%
4Magenta718,461+4.429+0.001%
5Red718,518+61.429+0.01%
6Green719,301+844.429+0.12%
7Blue720,133+1,676.429+0.23%

Kentucky Fair Districts


Total State Population:  4,339,367
Ideal District Population:  723,227.833
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Yellow719,915-3,312.833-0.46%
2Magenta721,276-1,951.833-0.27%
3Blue722,464-763.833-0.11%
4White723,321+93.167+0.01%
5Red725,889+2,661.167+0.37%
6Cyan726,502+3,274.167+0.45%

Connecticut Fair Districts


Total State Population:  3,574,097
Ideal District Population:  714,819.4
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Yellow712,563-2,256.4-0.32%
2Cyan713,248-1,571.4-0.22%
3Blue714,192-627.4-0.09%
4White716,573+1,753.6+0.25%
5Magenta717,521+2,701.4+0.38%

Oklahoma Fair Districts


Total State Population:  3,751,351
Ideal District Population:  750,270.2
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White747,123-3,147.2-0.42%
2Yellow750,174-96.2-0.01%
3Cyan750,183-87.2-0.01%
4Magenta750,679+408.8+0.05%
5Blue753,192+2,921.8+0.39%

Mississippi Fair Districts


Total State Population:  2,967,297
Ideal District Population:  741,824.25
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White738,965-2,859.25-0.39%
2Blue740,731-1,093.25-0.15%
3Cyan742,407+582.75+0.08%
4Magenta745,194+3,369.75+0.45%

Arkansas Fair Districts


Total State Population:  2,915,918
Ideal District Population:  728,979.5
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Cyan728,531-4,48.5-0.04%
2White727,724-1,255.5-0.17%
3Blue727,337-1,642.5-0.23%
4Magenta732,326+3,346.5+0.45%

Louisianna Fair Districts


Total State Population:  4,533,372
Ideal District Population:  755,562
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Cyan752,164-3,398-0.45%
2Blue752,630-2,932-0.39%
3Yellow753,096-2,466-0.33%
4Red758,638+3,076+0.41%
5Magenta758,653+3,090+0.41%
6White758,191+3,357+0.44%

Kansas Fair Districts


Total State Population:  2,853,118
Ideal District Population:  713,279.5
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Blue708,402-4,877.5-0.68%
2Magenta708,908-4,371.5-0.61%
3White717,726+4,446.5+0.62%
4Cyan718,082+4,802.5+0.67%

Utah Fair Districts


Total State Population:  2,763,885
Ideal District Population:  690,971.25
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White685,609-5,362.26-0.78%
2Magenta691,203+231.75+0.03%
3Cyan693,157+2,185.75+0.32%
4Blue693,916+2,944.75+0.43%

Friday, November 11, 2011

Massachusetts Fair Districts


Total State Population:  6,547,629
Ideal District Population:  727,514.333
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White726,101-1,413.333-0.19%
2Cyan726,233-1,281.333-0.18%
3Blue726,789-725.333-0.10%
4Magenta727,193-321.333-0.04%
5Purple727,694+179.667+0.02%
6Grey727,880+365.667+0.04%
7Green728,062+547.667+0.08%
8Red728,573+1,058.667+0.15%
9Yellow729,104+1,589.667+0.22%

Utah Fair Districts


Total State Population:  2,763,885
Ideal District Population:  690,971.25
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White685,609-5,362.26-0.78%
2Magenta691,203+231.75+0.03%
3Cyan693,157+2,185.75+0.32%
4Blue693,916+2,944.75+0.43%

Nebraska Fair Districts


Total State Population:  1,826,341
Ideal District Population:  608,780.333
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Magenta604,857-3,924.333-0.64%
2Cyan609,407+626.667+0.10%
3White612,077+3,296.667+0.54%

Rhode Island Fair Districts


Total State Population:  1,052,567
Ideal District Population:  526,283.5
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White525,544-739.5-0.14%
2Magenta527,023+739.5+0.14%

West Virginia Fair Districts


Total State Population:  1,852,994
Ideal District Population:  617,664.667
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White615,090-2,574.667-0.42%
2Cyan616,860-804.667-0.13%
3Magenta621,044+3,379.333+0.55%

New Hampshire Fair Districts


Total State Population:  1,316,470
Ideal District Population:  658,235
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Magenta657,610-625-0.09%
2White658,860+625+0.09%

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Oregon Fair Districts


Total State Population:  3,831,074
Ideal District Population:  766,214.8
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Yellow762,984-3,230.8-0.42%
2Magenta763,351-2,863.8-0.37%
3Cyan766,164-50.8-0.01%
4Blue768,787+2,552.2+0.33%
5White769,788+3,573.2+0.47%

New Mexico Fair Districts


Total State Population:  2,059,179
Ideal District Population:  686,393
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White680,794-5,599-0.82%
2Magenta686,323-70-0.01%
3Cyan692,062+5,669+0.83%

Hawai'i Fair Districts


Total State Population:  1,360,301
Ideal District Population:  680,150.5
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Magenta674,476-5,674.5-0.83%
2White685,825+5,674.5+0.83%

Idaho Fair Districts


Total State Population:  1,567,582
Ideal District Population:  783,791
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White777,923-5,868-0.75%
2Magenta789,659+5,868+0.75%

Iowa Fair Districts


Total State Population:  3,046,355
Ideal District Population:  761,588.75
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Cyan758,986-2,602.75-0.34%
2White759,939-1,649.75-0.21%
3Blue761,715+126.25+0.02%
4Magenta765,715+4,126.25+0.54%

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Maine Fair Districts


Total State Population:  1,328,361
Ideal District Population:  664,180.5
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Magenta663,309-871.5-0.13%
2White665,052+871.5+0.13%

Ohio Fair Districts


Total State Population:  11,536,504
Ideal District Population:  721,031.5
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1White717,666-3,365.5-0.47%
2Grey717,765-3,266.5-0.45%
3Magenta719,889-1,142.5 -0.16%
4Dk Red720,230-801.5-0.11%
5Dk Green720,439-592.5-0.08%
6Lt Cyan720,516-515.5-0.07%
7Tan720,676-355.5-0.05%
8Red720,978-53.5-0.01%
9Pink721,045+13.5+0.002%
10Dk Cyan721,387+355.5+0.05%
11Yellow721,600+568.5+0.08%
12Purple722,247+1,215.5+0.17%
13Dk Blue722,623+1,591.5+0.22%
14Green722,807+1,775.5+0.25%
15Cyan722,848+1,816.5+0.25%
16Blue723,788+2,756.5+0.38%

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Minnesota Fair Districts

Minnesota Districts



Total State Population:  5,303,925
Ideal District Population:  662,990.625
Deviation
DistrictColorPopulationAbsoluteRelative
1Yellow660,636-2354.625-0.36%
2Green661,959-1031.625-0.16%
3Grey662,096-894.625-0.13%
4Red662,465-525.625-0.08%
5White662,831-159.625-0.02%
6Blue663,287+296.375+0.04%
7Cyan664,352+1361.375+0.21%
8Pink666,299+3308.375+0.50%