Located in northeast Wisconsin, the 4th Assembly District comprises parts Brown County including the villages of Ashwaubenon and Allouez, and parts of the city of Green Bay and the village of Howard. [emphasis added]
The district has been represented by election denier Dave Steffen (R-Howard) since January 2015.
Headline: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/11/2023
Map: Wisconsin State Legislature (box added)
Somehow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Tyler Katzenberger can write an article about legislative district without mentioning 'gerrymandering', 'packing', and 'cracking'.
It's called journalistic malpractice.
The UW Applied Population Lab defines 'cracking' as
drawing districts in such a way as to divide a concentration of specific types of voters across several districts such that they are a minority in each one, with practically no hope of achieving representation in any of the districts. This practice also helps make districts less competitive.
The UW Applied Population Lab defines 'packing' as
the practice of drawing particular districts in such a way as to ensure that another party's candidate wins that seat by a tremendous margin. Although the opposing party is all but guaranteed the seat, packing makes surrounding districts less competitive, and thus tips the balance of power in the legislative body overall toward the ruling party.
Meet the leaders of the packing and cracking brigade!
Photos: Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin Assem/bly
Other posts in the series:
See also: Spotlight on Wisconsin gerrymandering
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