Consider how demographics changes like race, ethnicity, or partisanship influence voting and election outcomes.

Instructions

1. For a background to gerrymandering, reference course materials and watch this video that presents an overview on how legislators stay in power as a result of legislative redistricting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s6erd5MbEY

2. Next, go to the Texas Tribune website that shows the new voting maps based on the 2020 Census, and type in your address to view any changes between the 2010 and 2020 voting maps: https ://apps.texastribune. org/features/2021/texas-redistricting-map/

Consider how demographics changes like race, ethnicity, or partisanship influence voting and election outcomes.

Think about political motivations for making these particular changes between the 2010 and 2020 maps.

Consider how demographics changes like race, ethnicity, or partisanship influence voting and election outcomes.
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