The Colorado democratic redistricting is something that many people don’t know about. Colorado Democratic Redistricting, also known as CDR, is the process by which Colorado’s congressional districts are redrawn to account for population changes. This article will discuss how Colorado has been changing over the years and how it has led to more partisan politics in Colorado’s congressional districts.
What is democratic redistricting?
Democratic redistricting is the process by which Colorado’s congressional districts are redrawn to account for population changes. Colorado Democratic Redistricting, also known as CDR, was started in 1982 with the goal of ensuring that Colorado has equally populated voting districts. The Colorado Supreme Court set out rules for how this would be done and more recently these have been changed to allow more flexibility on what kind of district shapes are allowed.
How has Colorado evolved?
The number of people living in Colorado has increased tremendously over the past 100 years or so since its statehood came into effect. With an increase in population, you’d expect there would be an equal chance when it comes to representation but this doesn’t seem to be happening across all states. What many Colorado state officials are only now realizing is that Colorado’s population has shifted dramatically towards the urban areas.
The Colorado Supreme Court set out rules regarding redistricting in Colorado, which has recently been changed to allow more flexibility on what kind of district shapes are allowed. This was done in an effort to ensure equally populated voting districts despite Colorado’s shifting population demographics.
How has Colorado evolved? The number of people living in Colorado has increased tremendously over the past 100 years or so since its statehood came into effect. With an increase in population, you’d expect there would be an equal chance when it comes to representation but this doesn’t seem to be happening across all states.
What Colorado has done is allow for more flexibility when it comes to redistricting. Colorado now allows both compact and non-compact districts that are equally populated, which was not the case before this change in 2012.
What else should I know? Colorado has allowed for a good deal of flexibility when it comes to redistricting. Colorado is the only state that doesn’t have an independent commission in place and instead allows legislators themselves to take on this task, but there are some checks and balances in place so as not to allow gerrymandering, or allowing districts with no intention of being competitive.
In conclusion, Colorado is now able to represent its population more equally, which will benefit Colorado’s democracy.