CA: Redistricting pool mostly affluent white male Democrats

SaC bee ^ | 6/22/10 | Dan Walters

[NormsRevenge]

The 620 remaining applicants for seats on the state's new redistricting commission are mostly affluent white male Democrats, according to a new statistical study by one of those on the list.

Vladimir Kogan, a refugee from the Soviet Union who later became a journalist and political science scholar, reviewed the on-line profiles of all 620 to create his demographic and political profile. He is a researcher on governance issues for the Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University and a doctoral candidate at the University of California, San Diego.

Kogan found that 67.6 percent of those on the list are non-Latino whites -- roughly comparable to the proportion of the electorate that's white but more than 25 percentage points higher than the white non-Latino proportion of the overall population.

His analysis also determined that 53.3 percent are Democrats -- about nine percentage points higher than Democratic voter registration statewide -- and just 28.9 percent are Republicans, about two points below GOP registration.

Kogan determined that 63.2 percent of the remaining applicants are male, even though the electorate is divided almost evenly by gender, and that over 75 percent have incomes of $75,000 a year or higher.

The state auditor's office received 4,547 complete applications for the redistricting commission, created when voters passed Proposition 11 in 2008. The commission will draw new legislative and Board of Equalization districts based on the 2010 census numbers that will be released next April.

[NormsRevenge]

Unintended consequences..

California Sundae..

Open Primaries

The cherry on top.

Bon Appetit!

[CPT Clay]

I’m shocked.

[tv_techie]

It will be interesting to see how this turns out. Ultimately there will be 5 D’s, 5 R’s and 4 decline to state or other party members on the committee.

The legislative leaders can winnow a pool of 60 finalists (20 D’s, 20 R’s and 20 other) by up to two people each. Then 3 D’s, 3 R’s and 2 others will be chosen randomly. Those eight will then select the remaining members from the balance of the pool.

After public input, etc., etc., etc., it takes 3 yes votes each from D’s, R’s and O’s to approve the maps.

[shanover]

Redistricting:unconstitutional!I will live with a true and constitutionally legal vote over this scheme even if my fellow conservatives stay at home.We deserve what we get if we do not vote and live our values.The founding fathers would tar and feather this government for the illegality of the actions of corruptocrats who make George III look like a man of the people.