How do I compare election and voter registration data from different elections where VTD boundaries have changed?
Maptitude for Redistricting makes it easy to compare election and voter registration data from different elections where VTD (precinct) boundaries have changed. In fact, this a perfect example of how the robustness of the Maptitude platform lets you perform many of the tasks associated with the redistricting process without the need for special programming. All the functionality is present in Maptitude itself. Assume that you have election and registration data for an election held in 1998. Since then, you have participated in the Census Phase 2 Program and have modified your VTD boundaries for 2000. You would like to “move” the 1998 data to the new VTDs. The process requires two steps. First, you disaggregate the 1998 VTD data to the underlying census blocks. Second, you aggregate this block data to the new VTDs. The following is a step-by-step mini tutorial so that users of Maptitude for Redistricting can try it out and everyone else can see how straightforward it is to do with the s
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