Redistricting in a Nutshell

Why does redistricting occur? Read our Questions and Answers

What did we learn from the 2010 Census?
Wake County's population is now 900,990! Therefore, we must redistrict to have a population of 100,110 (+/- 5 percent) in each school board district.

 
How did we come up with our proposed redistricting alternatives?
We took the correction numbers and looked at the demographic data to ensure that the proposed districts represented all ethnic and racial groups fairly.  This is a constitutional mandate.

We also followed the most current version of the Wake County Board of Education Proposed Guidelines for Redistricting.


What are the differences between versions one and two of these proposed redistricting alternatives?
In version one, we did not split any of the large precincts that the Board of Elections would like to divide.  When precincts grow and have more than 3000 voters, it becomes challenging to accommodate voters with a single polling place.  

In version two, we (1) divided Precinct 20-02, which has 18,162 voters.  A new precinct was created, and we took feedback from the public and did not split Apex across more than one school board district.


Questions?  Comments?  Feedback?
Great Schools in Wake is happy to share your feedback with the Wake County Board of Education and to take your comments into consideration as we explore all redistricting possibilities.  Send us your thoughts at info@greatschools.com

Great Schools in Wake and the League of Women Voters are advocating for a fair, open and transparent redistricting process, one in which all citizens have ample opportunity to participate.