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Demographic Change and Districting

Demographic Change and Districting. Disproportion Dislocation Dispersal. Hispanic population is disproportionately:. Below the age of 18 Younger adults Non-citizen Lower Income No evidence that Hispanic participation is lower than Anglos with the same socio-economic characteristics.

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Demographic Change and Districting

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  1. Demographic Change and Districting Disproportion Dislocation Dispersal

  2. Hispanic population is disproportionately: • Below the age of 18 • Younger adults • Non-citizen • Lower Income • No evidence that Hispanic participation is lower than Anglos with the same socio-economic characteristics

  3. Dislocation of Hispanic Population • Heights/Washington Avenue: tear downs, new high cost housing • Second Ward: new high cost housing • Near Northside: beginning of new high cost housing, redevelopment of the Southern Pacific rail yard

  4. Hispanic Dispersion: New Concentrations Hispanic population growth has begun to concentrate in new, hard to district areas West Harris County, Alief, Hiram Clarke

  5. DispersalDifficult to District New Areas • West Harris County: North Katy ISD, Southwest Cy-Fair ISD • Alief ISD: Highly diverse population • Hiram Clarke: African American voters predominate

  6. 2010 District Populations • Congressional Districts: 722,000; Up 10.7% • Senate Districts: 815,000; Up 21.3% • House Districts: 169,000; Up 21.3% • City Council Districts: 204,000; Down 6% • County Commission: 1, 053,000; Up 23.8% • All Estimates Dependent on 2010 Census

  7. Majority Spanish Surnamed Voters Precincts Precincts in which a majority of registered voters have Spanish surnames 60 precincts total, 46 within City of Houston 39 precincts in Districts H and I

  8. Houston City Council Districts with High Spanish Surnamed Voters • District I: 43%; 30,998 voters • District H: 36.5%; 32,917 voters • District F: 18.5%; 12,135 voters • District A: 17.4%; 16,122 voters

  9. Spanish Surnamed Voters in New Areas • West Harris County: 18.9%; 9,057 voters • Hiram Clarke: 18.3%; 5,293 voters • Alief: 14.1%; 12,541 voters

  10. Districting Strategies • Participate: testify at hearings, create alternate plans • Define neighborhoods • Acknowledge interests of other communities • Anticipate change; districts will change before the next census • Be rational

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