Standards for drawing districts, in approximate order of application

• Equal population (±2%)
• Preserving community integrity
  • dividing as few communities as possible
  • dividing each community into as few parts as possible
  • dividing larger rather than smaller communities
• Contiguity
  • by land (minimal crossing of water)
  • by road
  • by mass transit, such as a railroad
• Compactness
  • minimal ratio of length to width of districts
• Uniting communities of interest
• Social characteristics
  • ethnicity
  • economics
  • education