Inside the gerrymandering data top Pa. Republicans fought to keep private

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5. More from the same article - here's how they mapped out the districts

What’s in those spreadsheet and maps

The documents obtained by The Inquirer and Daily News consist of files for 13 maps, each with a dataset attached. Some of those contain generally available data, such as major roads or bodies of water. Another shows the home addresses of the then-incumbent U.S. Representatives; courts have ruled that protecting incumbents is an acceptable principle for redistricting.

Three map datasets contain partisanship data at varying geographies.



Examples of maps drawn using the partisanship data at the county and town levels.
(Jared Whalen/Philadelphia Inquirer)

The map with the most detailed data contains information on each of nearly 3,000 voting districts in the state, with information such as racial and ethnic breakdown and election results for races from 2004 through 2010. Also included are the two partisanship scores that, while unclear how they were calculated, appear to measure how Republican or Democratic a precinct votes. The higher a positive value, the greater the margin by which Republicans won in those precincts; the lower a negative value, the stronger the Democratic advantage.

With that precinct-level data, maps can be drawn to precise partisan specifications.

Can you believe these guys?! They're going to court next week to explain to the judge. The GOP will cheat ANY WAY they can, because they can't win in a fair fight.