
Redistricting and House Elections. The 2010 census led to the loss of two House seats in New York and Ohio. the loss of House seat in Pennsylvania. the gain of two House seats in Florida, and the gain of four House seats in Texas. Consider the following approximate vote counts for all House districts in these states in 2010 (before redistricting) and 2012 (after redistricting). All figures are in
thousands of votes. Votes for other parties are neglected.
a. Find the percentages of votes cast for Republican and Democratic House candidates in 2010 and 2012.
b. Find the percentages of House seats that were won by Republican and Democratic candidates in 2010 and 2012.
c. Explain whether the distributions of votes reflect the distributions of House seats.
d. Discuss whether redistricting based on the 2010 census affected the distributions of votes and representatives.
17. Pennsylvania
Votes for Republican Candidates (1000s) |
Votes for Democratic Candidates (1000s) |
Republican Seats |
Democratic Seats |
|
2010 | 2034 | 1882 | 12 | 7 |
2012 | 2710 | 2794 | 13 | 5 |

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