Jeffrey T Barton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6220198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey T Barton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey T |
| FAMILY NAME | Barton |
| SIGNATURE | BARTON J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birmingham–Southern College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4167-7953 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A decomposition of partisan advantage in electoral district maps
Fairness in plurality systems with implications for detecting partisan gerrymandering
For both two-party and multiparty elections we construct a baseline standard for fair seat proportions based on three intuitive assumptions about plurality voting systems. We show that such systems are inherently biased against minority parties irrespective of political geography and are thus incompatible with the ideal of proportional representation. The construction produces sensible theoretical and empirical results when applied to U.S. and Ca…
Fairness in plurality systems with implications for detecting partisan gerrymandering
For both two-party and multiparty elections we construct a baseline standard for fair seat proportions based on three intuitive assumptions about plurality voting systems. We show that such systems are inherently biased against minority parties irrespective of political geography and are thus incompatible with the ideal of proportional representation. The construction produces sensible theoretical and empirical results when applied to U.S. and Ca…
Fairness in plurality systems with implications for detecting partisan gerrymandering
For both two-party and multiparty elections we construct a baseline standard for fair seat proportions based on three intuitive assumptions about plurality voting systems. We show that such systems are inherently biased against minority parties irrespective of political geography and are thus incompatible with the ideal of proportional representation. The construction produces sensible theoretical and empirical results when applied to U.S. and Ca…
A decomposition of partisan advantage in electoral district maps
Economics (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Baseline (sea (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Construct (python library (1 work) · Decomposition (1 work) · Democracy (1 work)