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While all aspects of demography rely on data, applied demography employs a wider range of demographic data and data from other fields than do traditional demographic analyses. Understanding the nature, attributes and availability of relevant data is critical for the effective application of data to real-world problems. This chapter provides an overview of the types of data used by demographers and the sources of these data.
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Many jurisdictions convene some sort of citizens’ redistricting advisory committee to make recommendations to the governing board. In California, Proposition 11, passed in 2008, assigned the drawing of California’s state and congressional election districts to a citizens committee. Such committees are charged with taking legal requirements into account, often along with placing priority on easily identifiable boundary lines and compact districts. If instructed to do so, they recommend plans with only one incumbent per election district (but sometimes are instructed to disregard incumbency altogether). Representatives of protected groups on these committees, in our experience, often advocate for the creation of election districts in which their groups can easily elect candidates of choice.
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Shelby County vs. Holder, 570 U.S. 2 (2013).
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Thomas, R.K. (2018). Data Sources for Demography. In: Concepts, Methods and Practical Applications in Applied Demography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65439-3_3
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