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majority-minority districts: a standalone construct

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Political science

districts drawn so a racial or ethnic minority forms a majority, and the trade-off between electing minority members and substantive representation.

In political science, majority-minority districts refers to districts drawn so a racial or ethnic minority forms a majority, and the trade-off between electing minority members and substantive representation. This meaning comes from Cameron (1996) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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References

Cameron, C., Epstein, D., & O'Halloran, S. (1996). Do Majority-Minority Districts Maximize Substantive Black Representation in Congress? American Political Science Review, 90(4), 794-812. https://doi.org/10.2307/2945843

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