Class of 2019: Using Math to Fight Gerrymandering

May 3, 2019

Luke Farrell, a senior majoring in computer science and neuroscience, reflects on his experience with the Bass Connections project team Gerrymandering and the Extent of Democracy in America.

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Gerrymandering and the Extent of Democracy in America

Data+, Gerrymandering, Social Sciences

2018

A team of students led by Professors Jonathan Mattingly and Gregory Herschlag will investigate gerrymandering in political districting plans.  Students will improve on and employ an algorithm to sample the space of compliant redistricting plans for both state and federal districts.  The output of the algorithm will be used to detect gerrymandering for a...