West Virginia

Redistricting Algorithm

Current Congressional Districts

FairyMandered Districts

Demographic Distribution For Current Congressional Districts

Demographic Distribution For FairyMandered Districts





Fairness Metrics


Current Congressional Districts Scores

☞ Reock Score Measurement of compactness for each district that ranges from 0 to 1

0.37

☞ Polsby Popper Measurement of compactness between a district's area and the square of its perimeter

0.19

☞ Efficiency Gap Measurement of competitiveness where wasted votes in an election quantify the degree of partisanship

16.96

☞ Lopsided Margin Measurement which calculates difference between the average percentages by which each part won in a district

cannot calculate - Rep. won every district

☞ Mean-Median Difference between the median and mean vote-share across all districts for one party

0.00

☞ Dissimilarity Index Measurement of minority representation within a district
  • Hispanic: 0.17
  • African American: 0.04
  • East & South Asian: 0.10
  • Native American: 0.01
  • Other: 0.01

FairyMandered Districts Scores

☞ Reock Score Measurement of compactness for each district that ranges from 0 to 1

0.48

☞ Polsby Popper Measurement of compactness between a district's area and the square of its perimeter

0.22

☞ Efficiency Gap Measurement of competitiveness where wasted votes in an election quantify the degree of partisanship

-1.27

☞ Lopsided Margin Measurement which calculates difference between the average percentages by which each part won in a district

-0.21



☞ Mean-Median Difference between the median and mean vote-share across all districts for one party

0.10

☞ Dissimilarity Index Measurement of minority representation within a district
  • Hispanic: 0.13
  • African American: 0.16
  • East & South Asian: 0.10
  • Native American: N/A
  • Other: 0.12

West Virginia Redistricting Laws After 2020 Census


  • West Virginia enacted a congressional district map on October 22nd, 2021.
  • West Virginia enacted district maps for the Senate and House of Delegates on October 22nd, 2021.
  • West Virginia has 2 United States representatives and 134 state legislators.

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