What are influence districts and why do some Democrats prefer them to majority-minority districts?
What will be an ideal response?
Influence districts contain 35–40% minority voters instead of greater than 50%. The idea is that minority voters would have a significant influence in more districts, instead of “wasting” their votes in districts that have a very high percentage minority voters. This might create more members of Congress that are responsive to minority needs (or, more cynically, might create more Democratic districts).
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