28

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting Prepcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, national, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When

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Director's Blog - BY DR. RON JARMIN, ACTING DIRECTOR: Since releasing the apportionment results in April, we’ve had several teams working hard on the next set of 2020 Census data…

28

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Prepcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, national, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Resources Available to Prepare for the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Release

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Press Release- BY JAMES WHITEHORNE, CHIEF, REDISTRICTING DATA AND VOTING RIGHTS OFFICE: In a few weeks, we’ll release the 2020 Census redistricting data in our legacy summary file format. And…

24

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, VIDEOcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

VIDEO: Accessing 2020 Census Redistricting Data from the Legacy Format Summary Files (U.S. Census Bureau)

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This video will demonstrate how to import the “2020 Census Redistricting Data - Legacy Format Summary Files,” and then extract familiar tables for specific data and geography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz9117G8BsU

09

Jun

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Functionscensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, national, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Census Bureau Sets Key Parameters to Protect Privacy in 2020 Census Results

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The Census Bureau announced today the final framework for implementing its privacy algorithm (aka "disclosure avoidance or "differential privacy") on the 2020 census data. The specific settings (indicated below) determine…

30

May

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, LATEST, NEWS, Redistrictingcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, national, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Two Studies Find Major Issues with Soon to Be Released Census Data Due to Differential Privacy

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A team of researchers at Harvard University and a separate team at the University of Minnesota have published reports offering a troubling assessment of the U.S. Census Bureau's use of…

30

Apr

Census Data and Geography, NEWS, Redistrictingdataindepth, national, redistricting data

MALDEF: Civil Rights, Good Government Groups, and Experts, Decry Attempts to Use ACS Data as the Primary Basis for Redistricting

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A Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) press release denounces the use of survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau as an alternate basis to draw redistricting maps.…

11

Mar

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, VIDEOdataindepth, redistricting data

Dave’s Redistricting App Releases 2020 Upgrades

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Dave’s Redistricting has just launched an upgraded version of DRA 2020 that includes two major advances. You can now create maps using 2020 census shapes, and you can edit maps…

09

Mar

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURESAnalysis, census, census 2020, dataindepth, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Census Bureau Director’s Blog Post: “Anomalies” in Data are Not as Scary as they Sound

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Michael Thieme, Assistant Director for Decennial Census Programs discusses the back-office processing of census data "anomalies" and what that really means. The article, by Thieme's admission, is meant to address…

07

Mar

DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting GerrymandersAnalysis, dataindepth, planscore, redistricting data

PlanScore Announces Online Redistricting App for Measuring Partisan Bias

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As the push for more transparency and less partisanship in redistricting intensifies, PlanScore aims to be "a trusted, non-partisan resource for the redistricting efforts to come in the 2020 cycle."…