6.18 Redistricting criteria - the case of USA (state criteria - community of interest)

Preserving “communities of interest” is the next most common criterion reflected in state law. A “community of interest” is just a group of people with a common interest.

Kansas’ 2002 guidelines offered a fairly typical definition: “[s]ocial, cultural, racial, ethnic, and economic interests common to the population of the area, which are probable subjects of legislation.”