Research Shows Ohio's Trends in Redistricting


 

Publication Date: October 2005

Publisher: Research for the Rest of Us

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Research Area: Politics

Type: Report

Coverage: Ohio

Abstract:

The following report done by the group For The Rest of Us, is an analysis of Ohio's current political boundaries. The report finds that moderates and women are under-represented in Ohio's current political districts, the party favored by district composition won 91% of the time, and the party that controlled the redistricting process historically has gained an average of 8 seats in the Ohio house and 2 in the Ohio Senate over the past 4 decades, even when that party was fairing poorly in national elections.