Districting Competition Tutorial

Districting Competition Tutorial

1Using ArcGIS 9.3 and Districting Wizard

For The State of Ohio

April 2009

Version 1.0
April 10, 2009

Prepared for:
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner




Prepared by:
Cleveland State University
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Northern Ohio Data & Information Service (NODIS)
1717 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Phone 216-687-3716 Mark Salling, PhD, GISP
Phone 216-687-2221 Jim Wyles, GISP

1 ArcGIS is a product of the Environmental Resources Institute (ESRI) – www.esri.com. Information on the Districting extension is
at http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/extensions/districting/index.html. 
Background and Purpose of Ohio Redistricting Competition and the Tutorial

According the Ohio Secretary of State, the goal of the Ohio Redistricting Competition is to demonstrate that 
an open process based on objective criteria can produce fair legislative districts in Ohio.   
 
This tutorial is designed to show the user how to use ArcGIS software and the Districting extension to 
prepare and submit a plan for the Competition ...