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Matrix - Draft Map Ranked Criteria

Riverside City Council
March 14, 2023

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Matrix - Draft Map Ranked Criteria
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March 14, 2023
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Riverside City Council
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RANKED CRITERIA
A3
Woodstreets whole
A4
A3 with modifications D3 Modified
How many majority minority-wards are there? 4 (1, 5, 6, 7) 4 (1, 5, 6, 7) 4 (2, 3, 4, 7) Latino CVAP majority-minority wards
Ward 1 - 55%
Ward 5 - 52.2%
Ward 6 - 58.3%
Ward 7 - 54.5%
Ward 1 - 54.8%
Ward 5 - 52.4%
Ward 6 - 58.3%
Ward 7 - 54.5%
Ward 2 - 51.2%
Ward 3 - 56.8%
Ward 4 - 55.0%
Ward 7 - 56.2%
Are the wards relatively equal in population? YES YES YES Has a total deviation under 10% 8.1% 6.5% 6.6%
Are the wards geographically contiguous? YES YES YES
Does the map minimize divisions of neighborhoods and
communities of interest? * YES YES YES
How many neighborhoods are maintained/split? 22M/5S 19M/8S 17M/10S Are the lines easy to identify and understand? ** YES YES YES Are the wards compact?*** YES YES
Yes (Wards 2 and 7 are
relatively less compact than
other wards, but that was
necessary to achieve four
majority minority wards)
****Please refer to the published draft map to identify the location of the numbered ward, as the numbers may not correspond with the current ward numbering sequence. ***Council wards shall be drawn to encourage geographical compactness in a manner that nearby areas of population are not bypassed in favor of more distant populations. *The geographic integrity of any local neighborhood or local community of interest should be respected and included within a single ward for its effective and fair representation in a manner that minimizes its division. **Council wards should be easily identifiable and understandable by residents.

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