Project 3 How Much Does My Vote

Count?
Name: __________________
Section: _________________

Part 1 Where Does My Vote Count The Most?

State
Indiana
State 2 State 3 State 4 State 5 Total
Population
Representatives
State
Indiana
State 2 State 3 State 4 State 5 Total
Population
Actual
Representatio
n
Hamilton
Method
Jefferson
Method
Webster
Method
Hill-Huntington
Method
Which method(s) gives numbers that match the actual representation?

Did any method give you values that were very far off of the actual representation? If
so, why do you think that is?

State
Indiana
Population
Actual
Representatio
n 2000
Hamilton
Method
Jefferson
Method
Webster
Method
Hill-Huntington
Method

State 2 -

State 3 -

State 4 -

State 5 -

Total

Which, if any, of your states gained/lost representatives between 2000 and 2010?

How did that compare to the population increase/decrease for that state?

If you want your vote to count the most, which state would you choose to live in and
why?

Ohio
Population
Actual
Representati
on
Hamilton
Method
Jefferson
Method
Webster
Method

2000

2010

HillHuntington
Method
How much did the population change in Ohio between 2000 and 2010?

What percentage of the population of the US was made up by Ohio, in 2000 and 2010?

What percentage of the actual representation was made by Ohio, in 2000 and 2010?

Which do you think was a better actual representation for the state of Ohio 2000 or
2010? Why?

Which of the methods give you different results for 2010 and 2000 for Ohio?

Why do you think the number of representatives changed between 2000 and 2010 for
the state of Ohio?

Part 2 Tell Me More

How many Democratic counties are there? Republican?

What percentage of counties are Democratic and Republican?

List at least one observation about the state of Indiana.

Can you come up with any hypothesis about why certain counties are Democratic or
Republican?

Explain one reason for gerrymandering, and one reason against gerrymandering.