MAPPING AMERICA
One community at a time.
Organized by LWVDE People Powered Fair Maps 2021 in DE
Please submit your communities of interest so that we can draw fair maps using the voice of the people.
This organization has partnered with Representable to allow people to draw communities of interest and share information about the interests and needs in those communities.
Making this information available encourages mapmakers to take these communities into account during redistricting, in order to avoid gerrymandering and the “packing and cracking” of marginalized groups.
In Delaware, maps are drawn by the Legislature, by June 30, 2021. If the Census Bureau delays releasing population data, an alternative timeline may be announced.
In addition to the federal requirements of one person, one vote and the Voting Rights Act, Delaware’s state constitution requires that state legislative districts:
In the redistricting process, your state doesn't yet require consideration of communities of interest (COIs), but citizens can still present their own COIs to the state Legislature to advocate for fair representation. A community of interest is a population that shares cultural, historical, demographic, or economic interests. Communities of interest do not necessarily share the same political viewpoints or support for certain candidates or political parties.