political processes leading to ... election ... [which] are not equally open to participation by members of [a racial or language minority] in that its members have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice. The extent to which members of a protected class have been elected to office in the State or political subdivision is one circumstance which may be considered: Provided, That nothing in this section establishes a right to have members of a protected class elected in numbers equal to their proportion in the population.
Each such district shall be compact and shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, shall be composed of contiguous existing precincts, and shall be drawn with a view toward preserving the integrity of existing neighborhoods.
The plaintiffs' burden is to produce evidence to support findings that the political processes leading to nomination and election were not equally open to participation by the group in question—that its members had less opportunity than did other residents in the district to participate in the political processes and to elect legislators of their choice.
That nothing in this section establishes a right to have members of a protected class elected in numbers equal to their proportion in the population.
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Dist | Total | White | Black | Black | Hispanic | Hispanic | AS&PI | AS&PI |
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No. | Pop. | Pop. | Pop. | Pct. | Pop. | Pct. | Pop. | Pct. |
1 | 61172 | 59587 | 636 | 1.04 | 1371 | 2.24 | 358 | 0.59 |
2 | 64336 | 48488 | 6927 | 10.77 | 3224 | 5.01 | 6863 | 10.67 |
3 | 63093 | 49345 | 9627 | 15.26 | 3898 | 6.18 | 388 | 0.61 |
4 | 62598 | 8344 | 51390 | 82.10 | 3462 | 5.53 | 156 | 0.25 |
5 | 60126 | 55027 | 3672 | 6.11 | 1570 | 2.61 | 508 | 0.84 |
6 | 62872 | 52427 | 4601 | 7.32 | 6673 | 10.61 | 835 | 1.33 |
7 | 61629 | 12074 | 40902 | 66.37 | 8826 | 14.32 | 457 | 0.74 |
8 | 61904 | 51400 | 5801 | 9.37 | 4133 | 6.68 | 1801 | 2.91 |
9 | 65264 | 57245 | 2673 | 4.10 | 2911 | 4.46 | 3784 | 5.80 |
Total | 562994 | 393937 | 126229 | 22.42 | 36068 | 6.41 | 15150 | 2.69 |
NOTE: Some individuals are counted in more than one group; accordingly, the sum of the group totals is somewhat larger than the actuual populations in each | ||||||||
district. |
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