Fix Districts - Redraw the Districts

Now You can Draw Legislative District Lines

Determining district boundaries following every census has always been challenging. While it differs throughout the country, in Philadelphia it is under the supervision of City Council, which is obligated to publish a new district plan within six months after the Census Bureau making the data available to the public. Members of Council and the Mayor made commitments to a more transparent, public process this year, but nothing of the kind has materialized.

In years past, people had the opportunity to design their own strategy using "Fix Philly Districts" and submit it for review and rewards. However, that project was concluded in 2017.

Rules The Challenge

Assigned the responsibility of using demographic information from the 2010 Census to create legislative boundaries for the Philadelphia City Council. Each plan must meet the requirements below to be considered legally acceptable; otherwise, it will be excluded:

Contiguity

Philadelphia employs voting precincts. The plan's districts must be made up of adjacent ward divisions. Philadelphia permits single-point contiguity (ward divisions are regarded as "contiguous" even if they only meet at a single spot).

Compactness

The Schwartzberg measure was used throughout the competition. This was a measurement that compared the district's perimeter to the diameter of a circle whose size is the same as the district's area to determine compactness.

Equipopulation

Regions should have a nearly comparable population distribution. The City Charter contains no legislative requirements in this regard, however plans with more equitable district population distribution a better rating.