Redistricting Plan

This map makes minimal changes to accommodate population shifts and unifies precincts as much as possible. It splits the same number of counties as the current plan but 25% as many precincts. The map also has a maximum deviation of one person. This plan made changes from the existing congressional map without considering race. When the data was later added to Maptitude, the Non-Hispanic Black CVAP in District 6, the majority-black district required by the Voting Rights Act, equaled 52.2%. While it is possible to draw a second majority-black district in South Carolina, I did not do so to demonstrate a least-change map. This plan may violate Section 2 or Shaw by diluting the black vote evenly between the other districts, minimizing the opportunity for black voters to elect their candidate of choice outside of their one majority district.