Majority-Minority Trustee Area Analysis
Majority-Minority Analysis
Pursuant to AB 764’s revisions to the FAIR MAPS Act, effective January 1, 2024, Elections Code § 21130 (b)(1) states:
“Consistent with the districting body’s existing obligations under the federal Voting Rights Act, the districting body shall determine whether it is possible to create an election district or districts in which a minority group is sufficiently large and geographically compact to constitute a majority in a single-member district, as set forth in Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1986), and as interpreted in case law regarding enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act with respect to redistricting. The districting body shall publish on its redistricting web page, at a minimum, the results of its analysis within seven days of completing the analysis or prior to adopting election district boundaries, whichever occurs first.”
Based on total population, District-wide, the largest protected class comprises the following population percentage:
Hispanic/Latino – 31.0%
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) figures estimate the number of persons who are both U.S. citizens and over the age of 18. Based on the most recent CVAP estimates, the largest protected class comprises the following CVAP percentage District-wide:
Hispanic/Latino – 17.0%
CVAP map for the Hispanic/Latino Population:
National Demographics Corporation (NDC), on behalf of the Healdsburg Unified School District, has analyzed the District’s demographics and determined that it is not possible to create one or more election district or districts in which Latinos, African-Americans, Native Americans, or Asian-Americans are a sufficiently large and geographically compact population of CVAP to constitute a majority of CVAP in one or more single-member districts, as set forth in Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1986), and as interpreted in case law regarding enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act with respect to redistricting.
While there are no concentrations of Asian-Americans, African-Americans, or Native Americans, there is a slight concentration of Latino CVAP along the 101. However, NDC’s analysis found there is not one or more contiguous district(s) possible that meets the requirements of the FAIR MAPS Act and includes a majority of CVAP who are Latino, African-American, Asian-American, or Native American.