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Sweetwater Union High School District

Demographic and Districting Introduction

Douglas Johnson, President National Demographics Corporation (NDC)

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age0-19 30% age20-60 55% age60plus 14% Immigration immigrants 33% vacant 9%

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91% rented 46%

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54% singlefamily 67% multifamily 33% english 36% spanish 47% asian-lang 9% Children at Home child-under18 40% employed 54% Commute on Public Transit 5% hhincome0-25k 21% hhincome25-50k 23% hhincome50-75k 18% hhincome75-200k 35% hhincome200k-plus 3% hs-grad 55% bachelor 15% graduatedegree 7% Work (percent of pop age 16+) Household Income Education (among those age 25+) Housing Stats Language spoken at home Age

District General Demographics

2008 – 2012 American Community Survey Data

 Total Population (2010 Census)

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District Demographics: Total Pop.

Category Count Percentage Total

455,078

Hispanic

279,059 61%

Non-Hispanic White

83,874 18%

Non-Hispanic Black

20,541 5%

Non-Hispanic Native American

1,859 0%

Non-Hispanic Asian American

63,082 14%

Non-Hispanic Pacific Islander

2,522 1%

Non-Hispanic Other

925 0%

Non-Hispanic Other Multi-Race

3,216 1%

All multi-racial responses were tabulated using the methodology suggested by the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Management & Budget

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 Voting Age Population (2010 Census)

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District Demographics: Voting Age Pop.

Category Count Percentage Total 332,037 Hispanic 189,945 57% Non-Hispanic White 71,720 22% Non-Hispanic Black 15,749 5% Non-Hispanic Native American 1,498 0% Non-Hispanic Asian American 48,680 15% Non-Hispanic Pacific Islander 1,964 1% Non-Hispanic Other 638 0% Non-Hispanic Other Multi-Race 1,843 1% All multi-racial responses were tabulated using the methodology suggested by the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Management & Budget

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 Citizens of Voting Age Population

(2008-2012 American Community Survey)

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District Demographics: CVAP

Category Count Percentage Total 267,045 Hispanic 136,631 51% Non-Hispanic White 69,789 26% Non-Hispanic Black 15,466 6% Non-Hispanic Native American 952 0% Non-Hispanic Asian American 37,113 14% Non-Hispanic Pacific Islander 1,321 0% Non-Hispanic Other 5,423 2% All multi-racial responses were tabulated using the methodology suggested by the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Management & Budget

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 Spanish-Surname Voter Registration

(2010 General Election data from the California Statewide Database)

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District Demographics: Surnames

Category Count/Estimate Total 175,758 Hispanic 50% Asian American 1% Filipino 5%

 Spanish-Surname Voter Turnout

(2010 General Election data from the California Statewide Database) Category Count/Estimate Total 94,712 Hispanic 43% Asian American 1% Filipino 47%

6 We are currently updating our data to incorporate the latest Statewide Database 2012 data.

 Hispanic Population

 61 % of total population  57 % of voting age population  51 % of Citizen Voting Age Population  50 % of registered voters in 2010 General election  43 % of voter turnout in the 2010 General election

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Latino Summary

Data Sources: 2010 Census, 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS), and California Statewide Database.

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(Among Population over 25)

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High School Graduates

Latino Citizen Voting Age Population

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Asian-American CVAP

Drawing Trustee Areas

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Process

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Review Criteria

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Draft Plans

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Public Hearing on Draft Plans

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Committee consideration of Draft Plans

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Committee adoption of a Final Plan

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State Board of Education Approval of Election Waiver

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Required Criteria: Federal Laws

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 Population Equality among trustee areas

 Total population: not voting age population, citizens, or voters  “Substantial equality” – Total deviation up to 10% is presumptively

constitutional.

 10% is not, however, a “safe harbor” – deviation must be justified by “legitimate

considerations incident to the effectuation of a rational state policy.”

 Federal Voting Rights Act

 Compliance with Section 2: Ensure equal power to elect candidates of choice

 “Protected Class” populations must have an “equal opportunity to elect the candidates of

their choice”

 No “packing” or “cracking”

 No racial gerrymandering

 Race may not be the “predominate” factor  Focus on communities and neighborhoods, not race/ethnicity

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Traditional Redistricting Criteria

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 Listed in the California Elections Code:

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Topography

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Geography

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Cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, & compactness of territory

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Community of interests

 Definition of a Community of interest

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Neighborhoods, especially school attendance areas, are common communities of interest in districting.

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Community should also indicate whether their preference is to be kept united (the most common view), or have a voice in multiple trustee areas?

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Additional Allowed Criteria

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 From Various Court Rulings:

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Respecting the boundaries of political subdivisions (e.g., school attendance areas, city boundaries, precinct boundaries, etc.).

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Use of whole census geography (e.g., census blocks).

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Avoiding head-to-head contests between incumbents.

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Anticipating future population shifts.

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Allowed and Banned Considerations

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 Discretionary Criteria:

 Consistent with the required criteria, individual districts may establish other

criteria to address unique local concerns.

 Forbidden Considerations:

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May not use race as “predominant” factor, unless there is a “compelling state interest.”

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Next Steps & Public Input

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Initial Steps:

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Direction on any changes to criteria

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NDC will draw initial draft plans (public input welcome)

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Public hearing on draft plans

Public Input is highly encouraged:

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Public input is important and welcomed at every stage

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At any time: call, write, or email any thoughts, suggestions or draft plans

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Attend public hearing

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Attend Board meeting

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Attend County Committee meeting

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