Category: POLITICS

POLITICS

Buying a Gun in America: Too Easy?

On February 14, 2018, during the attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 19-year old Nikolas Cruz used a legally purchased military-style assault weapon, the infamous […]

POLITICS

Partisan Gerrymandering: Where Should the Supreme Court Draw the Line?

On October 3, 2017, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Gill v. Whitford, a case that could reshape how we elect congresspeople. The case challenges […]

Wisconsin's assembly map is both less competitive and more biased towards Republicans than California's map
Wisconsin is defending its map before the Supreme Court in Gill v. Whitford, a case that could ban partisan gerrymandering. Infographic created by Tuvya Bergson-Michelson ‘19 using Piktochart. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and the Office of the Cali- fornia Secretary of State. All statistics calculated using share of two-party vote, except for districts where third-party challengers topped 10% of the vote. For Wisconsin, vote totals refer to the 2012 general election; All California totals refer to the 2012 primary election to control for California’s party-blind “Top-Two” primary system. Due to the absence of a Democratic presidential primary that year, Democratic vote totals presented are much lower than typical California elections.