Redistricting Data Program

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001598",
  "term": "Redistricting Data Program",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A decennial census program that provides state officials the opportunity to identify the small area geographies they will need to meet successfully their state or local redistricting requirements. Traditionally this has been done through the Block Boundary Suggestion Project, where they select map features they want as census tabulation block boundaries, and through the Voting District Project, where they define specific areas representing the geographies used to conduct elections such as election precincts, polls, wards or election districts. For the 1990 Census, the Census Bureau developed the generic term voting district to identify all such areas in the TIGER database. The Redistricting Program also serves as the liaison to the state legislatures and elected officials responsible for statewide redistricting. This program is also responsible for developing the data dissemination plan of the initial release of the decennial census data to official recipients as required through P.L. 94-171.",
  "see_also": [
    "Voting District"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/redistricting-data-program/"
}