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Gerrymandering: A connection between Math and Politics Richard Strausz 11/15/16

How many of the 14 Representatives Michigan has 14 members of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC. In the 2014 congressional races, Democrats received more votes than Republicans: Democrats: 1,515,716 (49.15%) Republicans: 1,463,854 (47.47%) How many of the 14 Representatives would you predict were from each party?

9 and 5 9 Republicans and 5 Democrats Today we will explore how that could happen.

Here is a map of Michigan Congressional districts:

How few of one party could there be to still control a majority of a state’s districts?

How few of one party could there be to still control a majority of a state’s districts?

How few of one party could there be to still control a majority of a state’s districts?

Challenge Question: Feel free to change the Butcher population map to see how few of one party could control a majority of the State’s districts.