{"id":363,"date":"2023-09-12T20:52:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/commission-can-learn-from-maps-created-by-citizens-and-the-independent-mapmakers\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T20:52:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:52:05","slug":"commission-can-learn-from-maps-created-by-citizens-and-the-independent-mapmakers","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/commission-can-learn-from-maps-created-by-citizens-and-the-independent-mapmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission Can Learn from Maps Created by Citizens and the Independent Mapmakers"},"template":"","class_list":["post-363","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":null,"article_type":153,"authors":null,"related_issues":[62,420],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9067 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/IMG_0553-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 22, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court declared the fifth set of state legislative districts unconstitutional gerrymanders and told the Ohio Redistricting Commission to work on creating new maps for Election 2024.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, since then the Ohio Redistricting Commission has failed to take action. After some wrangling over who could call the meeting, Gov. Mike DeWine called for the Ohio Redistricting Commission to reconvene on Sept. 13.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commission has a number of maps drawn by citizens that the members can use as inspiration. Each of these maps is considerably fairer than those struck down five times by the Court.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following are just a sample of the many compliant and fair maps submitted to the Commission with links to view districts and examine analytical ratings.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>State legislative maps proposed by citizens:<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioredistrict.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Citizens Redistricting Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> composed of Ohio leaders created Ohio House and Ohio Senate districts based on input from community members.\u00a0 Check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/OCRC-Unity-House-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/OCRC-Unity-Senate-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>Get more detailed analysis using Dave\u2019s Redistricting App (<a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::a9bc9af0-1124-4b0e-80df-2c4e52369ebd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio House<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::1f8b18e0-0731-43ee-96a3-1c1ff22bb6b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio Senate<\/a>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairdistrictsohio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair Districts Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sponsored a mapmaking competition. Winners include:<\/span>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geoff Wise \u2013 Check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Geoff-Wise-House-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Geoff-Wise-Senate-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Get more detailed analysis using Dave\u2019s Redistricting App (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::f6417244-c6e6-473a-97fe-663b6f11eeb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::16d73517-6136-44b4-b8ed-109064f62aa6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parnav Padmanabhan\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Pranav-P.-House-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Pranav-P.-Senate-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Get more detailed analysis using Dave\u2019s Redistricting App (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::c48a229f-2597-43a5-a238-cc7e96ca5ca4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::c4b61f25-4ad8-4b4f-9541-bb1d0d0925c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Nieves<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Paul-Nieves-House-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Paul-Nieves-Senate-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Get more detailed analysis using Dave\u2019s Redistricting App (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::a41c41af-46c2-45fa-9373-8f87c2c205f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::d3155bd6-bca8-40f3-b944-01b7b66dbfa8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew Green, AKA the Ohio Politics Guru also created <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Andrew-Green-House-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Andrew-Green-Senate-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Get more detailed analysis using Dave\u2019s Redistricting App (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::7fb95cca-6253-4fe1-bd8d-e7327b4a80fe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::80408fdc-9033-4599-ba41-a3c8318b92d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission hired two independent mapmakers. These maps could also provide inspiration for the Ohio Redistricting Commission. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/polisci.ufl.edu\/michael-mcdonald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prof. Michael McDonald<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was selected to represent the Democrats on the Commission; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndcresearch.com\/douglas-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Douglas Johnson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the president of the National Democratic Corporation, was selected to represent the Republicans. These cartographers worked together publicly with cameras livestreaming to create <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Johnson-McDonald-House-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/09\/Johnson-McDonald-Senate-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that were ultimately abandoned by the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Get more detailed analysis using Dave\u2019s Redistricting App <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::398dac17-5229-4a04-9150-7837edeb5969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davesredistricting.org\/maps#viewmap::d06ba62f-9c8a-470d-ba51-4c73ed6bea98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The provided PDFs of district maps show the likely seat count for Democrats and Republicans given the partisan leaning of each district. Over the last decade, Ohio Republicans have captured about 55% of the statewide vote, while Democrats have secured 45%. Therefore, at the state legislative level, maps should include at least 44 Democratic House seats (out of 99 seats) and 15 Democratic Senate seats (out of 33 seats) to reflect the statewide voting preference.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the statewide vote to determine the likely partisan outcome if districts aren\u2019t unfairly manipulated is commonly called \u201crepresentational fairness\u201d or \u201cproportionality\u201d and is a requirement included in the Ohio Constitution. This measurement is intended to ensure that districts aren\u2019t drawn unfairly or gerrymandered to benefit one political party.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201ccompactness\u201d score uses the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reock and Polsby\u2013Popper methods. Both of these metrics are out of a total score of 100.\u00a0 The higher the score, the more compact the district.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysis also includes the \u201cefficiency gap,\u201d\u2014a way to assess how \u201ccracked\u201d or \u201cpacked\u201d districts are.\u00a0 \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cracking\u201d communities to dilute voter power and \u201cpacking\u201d voters of one political party into a district are the fundamental tools for gerrymandering. For the \u201cefficiency gap,\u201d a lower score is better.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/join-fair-districts-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fair Districts News<\/a> to keep up to date with our efforts.<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Commission Can Learn from Maps Created by Citizens and the Independent Mapmakers - Common Cause Ohio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/commission-can-learn-from-maps-created-by-citizens-and-the-independent-mapmakers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Commission Can Learn from Maps Created by Citizens and the Independent Mapmakers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/commission-can-learn-from-maps-created-by-citizens-and-the-independent-mapmakers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Ohio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OH.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/commission-can-learn-from-maps-created-by-citizens-and-the-independent-mapmakers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/commission-can-learn-from-maps-created-by-citizens-and-the-independent-mapmakers\/\",\"name\":\"Commission Can Learn from Maps Created by Citizens and the Independent Mapmakers - 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