Optimal Gerrymandering in a Competitive Environment
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چکیده
We analyze a model of optimal gerrymandering where two parties receive a noisy signal about voter preferences from a continuous distribution and simultaneously design districts in di¤erent states and in which the median voter in a district determines the winner. The form of the optimal gerrymander involves slicesof extreme right-wing voters that are paired with slices of left-wing voters, as in Friedman and Holden (2008). We also show that, as one party controls the redistricting process in more states, that party designs districts so as to spread out the distribution of district median voters from a given state. (JEL D72, H10, K00). Friedman: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government. email: [email protected]. Holden:University of Chicago Booth School of Business. email: [email protected].
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