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Implementing Partisan Symmetry: A Response to a Response

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2021

Daryl DeFord ,
Natasha Dhamankar ,
Moon Duchin Open the ORCID record for Moon Duchin [Opens in a new window] ,
Varun Gupta ,
Mackenzie McPike ,
Gabe Schoenbach  and
Ki Wan Sim
Daryl DeFord
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Natasha Dhamankar
Affiliation:
Tufts University/Voting Rights Data Institute, Medford, MA, USA. Email: moon.duchin@tufts.edu
Moon Duchin*
Affiliation:
Tufts University/Voting Rights Data Institute, Medford, MA, USA. Email: moon.duchin@tufts.edu
Varun Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Mackenzie McPike
Affiliation:
Tufts University/Voting Rights Data Institute, Medford, MA, USA. Email: moon.duchin@tufts.edu
Gabe Schoenbach
Affiliation:
Tufts University/Voting Rights Data Institute, Medford, MA, USA. Email: moon.duchin@tufts.edu
Ki Wan Sim
Affiliation:
Tufts University/Voting Rights Data Institute, Medford, MA, USA. Email: moon.duchin@tufts.edu
*
Corresponding author Moon Duchin
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Abstract

Katz, King, and Rosenblatt recently wrote a broad survey developing and extending the theory of partisan symmetry. Our paper reviewed the implementability of the theory, focusing on simplified scores of symmetry—seemingly compatible with their formulation—that are in wide use. We analyzed these simplified scores and concluded that they are not suited for redistricting reform. By our reading of their response, Katz, King, and Rosenblatt agree.

Keywords

partisan symmetrypartisanmetricsredistrictinggerrymandering
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Article
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Political Analysis , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , July 2023 , pp. 332 - 334
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Political Methodology

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Footnotes

Edited by Lonna Atkeson

References

Deford, D., Dhamankar, N., Duchin, M., Gupta, V., McPike, M., Schoenbach, G., and Sim, K. W.. 2021. “Implementing Partisan Symmetry: Problems and Paradoxes.” Political Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1017/pan.2021.49CrossRefGoogle Scholar