The remedial map is not a partisan gerrymander, and it replaces a partisan gerrymander. Today’s post is unconcerned with the horserace question of who gained seats from a court battle, so long as that process moved toward what a party-blind outcome would produce. There are metrics for this. New York scores as a zero-seat difference.
There is a lot to say about New York’s redistricting process and the problems it encountered. Review here: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/what-went-wrong-new-yorks-redistricting
The remedial map is not a partisan gerrymander, and it replaces a partisan gerrymander. Today’s post is unconcerned with the horserace question of who gained seats from a court battle, so long as that process moved toward what a party-blind outcome would produce. There are metrics for this. New York scores as a zero-seat difference.