Question

An urban area in southern Texas is rapidly growing. The population has almost doubled over the past ten years, and people are still coming. Much of the growth has been in the form of Mexican immigrants. Many of the immigrants have become naturalized citizens and have the power to vote. The area that is growing has been primarily Republican, but most of the new citizens lean toward the Democrats.

Which of the following outcome is most likely to occur in this situation?

a. Redistricting will occur to expand representation and the voting pattern will shift from Republican to Democratic.
b. Redistricting will occur to expand representation, but the voting pattern will remain largely Republican.
c. District boundaries will remain the same, as will the voting pattern.
d.District boundaries will remain the same, but the voting pattern will shift from Republican to Democratic

Answer 1

OPTION A IS THE RIGHT ANSWER

Since the population is increasing (in fact more than doubled), redistricting will occur in order to expand representation. Also, because most of the new citizens lean toward the Democrats, the voting pattern will shift from Republican to Democratic.