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Home My WebLink AboutINTRODUCTION TO DISTRICTING (ITEM 8) f P�rs Canyon Regianaf Pk I 1/ National Demographics CorporationNDC f _.Pri4ate Elul - - •I GOO y Park(Pr-fe) dp t d rosrin Ranch Golf CcursE j ulfusifn hasp T"SIA City of Tustin Introduction to Districting ""W77� vi F Justin Le itt, Vice-President Sept. 7, 2021 k16 I National Demographics Corporation Election Systems i. "At Large" 2. "From District" or "Residence" Districts 3. `By District" f he California Voting Rights Act was written to specifically encourage by-district elections. ��r`Zr�l rt NDCDrawTustin.ora Sept. 7, zoz1 California VotingRights Act (CVRA ❑ Under the Federal Voting Rights Act (passed in 1965), a jurisdiction must fail 4 factual tests before it is in violation of the law. ❑ The California VRA makes it significantly easier for plaintiffs to force jurisdictions into "by-district" election systems by eliminating two of the US Supreme Court Gingles tests: ❑ Does the protected class vote as a bloc? ❑ Do the voters who are not in the protected class vote in a bloc to defeat the preferred candidates of the protected class? ❑ Liability is now determined only by the presence of racially polarized voting NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 CVRA Impact ❑ Switched (or in the process of ❑ Key settlements: switching) as a result of CVRA: ❑ Palmdale: $4.7 million ❑ At least 240 school districts ❑ Modesto: $3 million ❑ 34 Community College Districts ❑ Highland: $1 .3 million ❑ 154 cities ❑ 1 County Board of Supervisors ❑ Anaheim: $1.1 million ❑ 35 water and other special districts. ❑ Whittier: $1 million ❑ Cases So Far: ❑ Santa Barbara: $600,000 ❑ Palmdale, Santa Clara and Santa Monica ❑ Tulare Hospital: $500,000 went to trial on the merits. Palmdale and ❑ Camarillo: $233,000 Santa Clara lost. Santa Monica is awaiting ' a decision. ❑ Compton Unified: $200,000 ❑ Modesto and Palmdale each spent about ❑ Madera Unified: about $170,000 $1.8 million on their defense (in addition ❑ Hanford Joint Union Schools: to the attorney fee awards in those cases). ❑ Santa Monica has spent an estimated $7 $118,000 million so far. Plaintiffs in Santa Monica ❑ Merced City: $42,000 requested $22 million in legal fees after ❑ An estimated $16 million in total the original trial. settlements and court awards so far. Sept. flv�� NDC DrawTusti n.orq pt 7, 2021 Districting Process Step Description Census Data Release Census Bureau releases official 2020 Census population data. August 12, 2021 Two Workshops Share information about the process and opportunities for August 31, 2021 & Date TBA participation. Two Initial Hearings Held prior to release of draft maps. Sept. 7 & Date TBA Education and to solicit input on the composition of districts. As early as the first public hearing, City Council may determine the number of districts and the format of the mayor. California Data Release California Statewide Database releases California's official `prisoner- Early October 2021 adjusted' 2020 redistricting data. Release draft maps Maps must be posted at least 7 days prior to 3rd hearing. Two hearings on draft maps Two meetings to discuss and revise the draft maps and to discuss Dates TBA the election sequence. Possible map adoption If adopted, map must be approved via ordinance. By November 1, 2021 (tent.) Final map must be posted at least 7 days prior to adoption. NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 Redistricting Rules and Goals Tr Wr �q 1. Federal Laws 2. California Criteria for 3. Other Traditional Redistricting Principles Equal Population 1. Geographically contiguous Minimize voters shifted to Federal Voting Rights Act different election years 2. Undivided neighborhoods No Racial Gerrymandering and "communities of I Respect voters' choices / interest" continuity in office (Socio-economic geographic areas Future population growth that should be kept together) Preserving the core of existing 3. Easily identifiable districts boundaries 4. Compact (Do not bypass one group of people to get to a more distant group of people) 1 � 1 - - Prohibited: T "Shall not favor or discriminate against a political party." Pr NDC DrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 Demographic City of Tustin- Census 2020 (preliminary data) Summar Category Field Count Pct Category Field Count Pct Y 2020 Census Pop. 80,276 age0-19 22,298 28% Hisp 32,712 41% Age age20-60 45,390 57% Total Pop NH White 22,901 29% age60plus 12,375 15% NH Black 1,982 2% Immigration immigrants 27,234 34% Asian-American 20,685 26% naturalized 12,980 48% Total 48,431 english 35,478 48% +� Hisp 14,136 29% Language spoken at spanish 23,259 31% Estimates using Citizen Voting NH White 20,757 43% home asian-lang 11,096 15% Pop NH Black 1,484 3% other lang 4,525 6% official 2020Speaks Eng. "Less Asian/Pac.1sL 11,731 24% Language Fluency 13,043 18% than Very Well" demographic data Total 40,200 Education (among hs-grad 18,499 35% Latino est. 11,363 28% those age 25+) bachelor 15,062 29% and preliminary Voter Registration Spanish-Sumamed 10,208 25% graduatedegree 7,973 15% (Nov 2020) Asian-Sumamed 6,699 17% Child in Household child-underl8 9,862 38% Census data Filipino-Surnamed 770 2% Pct of Pop. Age 16+ employed 44,597 72% NH White est. 19,356 48% income 0-25k 2,794 11% NH Black 1,137 3% income 25-50k 3,944 15% Total 34,220 Household Income income 50-75k 4,459 17% Latino est. 8,923 26% income 75-200k 10,893 42% Voter Turnout Spanish-Sumamed 8,016 23% income 200k-plus 3,711 14% (Nov 2020) Asian-Sumamed 5,728 17% single family 14,439 51% Filipino-Sumamed 634 2% multi-family 12,810 45% NH White est. 17,192 50% Housing Stats rented 13,070 51% NH Black 959 3% owned 12,730 49% Total 23,087 Total population data from the 2020 Decennial Census.Surname-based Voter Latino est. 5,271 23% Registration and Turnout data from the California Statewide Database.Latino voter Voter TurnoutSpanish-Sumamed4,735 21% reg.and turnout data are Spanish-surname counts adjusted using Census Population Aslan-Sumamed 3,164 14% Department undercount estimates.NH White and NH Black reg.and turnout counts (Nov 2018) Filipino-Surnamed 385 2% estimated by NDC.Citizen Voting Age Population,Age,Immigration,and other NH White est 13,264 57"�o demographics from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey and Special Tabulation 5-year data NH Black est. 891 4% NDCPrawTustin Sept. 7, 2021 261 II' Latino CVAP J Peters Coyon Regio�i 7 F44 Latinos are concentrated in the western part of the city, particularly t' p yr�ait , tei \ r J l,l - i n a+l��rwleJ around I-5 �� / �, ;� ., � ,- anohGori yursa Tustin HOsp 0% - 10% 10% - 25% 25% - 35% �— 35% - 50% 50% - 75% O2017 CALIPER 75% - 100% NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 ,261 �lig Asian-American Peters CanyonRegionali�k L CVAP - _ J/ I _0 0, Aslan-Americans are concentrated in the south - h y daj*v,PArk f treat and eastern parts of the city ar�4_plllvch atel - � I� � �< ;<. �, �`� ."�✓;.,,�_ u57fn aGoff,�urse ., xTuxfin"Qsp. r v There are no significant concentrations of Native 0% - 10% American or Black/African- 10% - 25% 25% - 35% American population - 35% - 50 - / 50% - 75% 02017 CALIPER , 7,5% - 100% NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 • Apartments / Multi* amily Housi* n - Pri�Elen-.,h�d •I.i- r — Greene ayParq'Mr.vatel - - i / Mulffam 0%-25% 25%-35% 35%-50% 50%-65% 75%-100% - �' ®2 17 CALIPER NO Populatlon NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 'A) DefiningNeighborhoods 1St Question: What is your neighborhood? 2nd Question: What are its geographic boundaries? Examples of physical features defining a neighborhood boundary: ❑ Natural neighborhood dividing lines, such as highway or major roads, rivers, canals and/or hills ❑ Areas around parks or schools ❑ Other neighborhood landmarks In the absence of public testimony, planning records and other similar documents may provide definition. YIAVV--\� gLii NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 Beyond Neighborhoods : Defining Communities of Interest 1St Question: What defines your community? ❑ Geographic Area, plus ❑ Shared issue or characteristic ❑ Shared social or economic interest ❑ Impacted by county policies ❑ Tell us "your community's story" 2nd Question: Would this community benefit from being "included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation"? ❑ Or would it benefit more from having multiple representatives? Definitions of Communities of Interest may not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates. na��- DrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 Beyond Neighborhoodsis Communities Under the California Elections Code, "community of interest" has a very specific definition in the context of districting and redistricting cities and counties: A "community of interest" is a population that shares common social or economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Communities of interest do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates. (emphasis added) NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 Story Map NDC C.—iti—f I te...t within the Qty M Go10t 00 0 Li Easy to use "story" of - e demographic and other9 4 y Land Use and tonin � M dataClick below to explore how each LL parcel in the city is classified by land use,and zoned.The ❑ Similar to PowerPoint boundaries of the city itself and its 19 subareas remain for reference. a ^n but interactive In order to find out which land use and zoning category each color symbolizes,please click the legend c°°t,.l R°s° ❑ Used to identify button at the bottom left corner. w16 ia,°a communities of City Land Use interest„ This is meant to describe how each parcel in the city is actually being used.The categories are less r + ❑ Sample map from numerous and more general. h e ° a Goleta o 9,oR� n � CityZoGolan BeacM1 I mRg ouiiHPaM T zi• This is meant to describe how each NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021 Simple Map Review Tool Online Interactive Review Map ❑ ESRI's "ArcGIS Online" — similar to Google Maps in ease of use ❑ Used to review, analyze and compare maps, not to create them ❑ Includes overlays of "community of interest" and other data - °� •D 123 lslmgle dMiMt) t ��". ❑ 124:single etstncc) 125 lMWIe d—t) I� 126[.WY 3 C t-N) 121 .s 5 (7 MOA or other Assnclat— ? 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[:enrenrual Park aPayrloGa flank NDC L y�4 DrawTusti n.orq Discussion ❑ What is your neighborhood and what are its boundaries? ❑ What other notable areas are in the City, and what are their boundaries? Discussion on: ❑ "neighborhoods" ❑ "communities of interest" NDCDrawTusti n.orq Sept. 7, 2021