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Building Your District Map
Building Your District Map
This article will walk you through building a state district map from a blank map. You’ve already selected a state and number of districts…
Dave Bradlee
May 8, 2020
Finishing Maps
Finishing Maps
Making your map ready to share
Alec Ramsay
Aug 27, 2020
Drawing Communities in DRA
Drawing Communities in DRA
For a long time you have been able to lay the images of communities of interest (COI) drawn in other tools — such as Districtr…
Alec Ramsay
Apr 6, 2021
Local Redistricting
Local Redistricting
Local redistricting involves the redrawing of boundaries of local election districts; these could be county councils, school boards, city…
David R for DRA
Feb 14, 2021
District Labels and Colors
District Labels and Colors
You can change district labels and colors in DRA 2020. Here’s how.
Dave Bradlee
Sep 16, 2020
Coloring Districts & Precincts
Coloring Districts & Precincts
Use the “Colors” pane, to choose how your map is colored.
Alec Ramsay
Sep 9, 2020
Using Custom Overlays
Using Custom Overlays
You can now add custom overlays to your maps in DRA 2020.
Alec Ramsay
Sep 4, 2020
Reassigning Stray Precincts
Reassigning Stray Precincts
When a map is not contiguous or some precincts are still not assigned to districts, sometimes it’s because there are “stray” precincts —…
Alec Ramsay
Dec 2, 2020
Restore a Previous Version of a Map
Restore a Previous Version of a Map
You can use the “History” command (the clock icon with the counterclockwise arrow) to restore a previous version of a map.
Alec Ramsay
Sep 30, 2020
Tips & Tricks
We’ll share some not-so-obvious capabilities here.
Alec Ramsay
Jul 21, 2020
Drawing 2020 Maps
Drawing 2020 Maps
Alec Ramsay
Mar 9, 2021
Painting With Blocks
Painting With Blocks
In maps that use 2020 shapes, you can assign individual blocks to districts in addition to assigning whole precincts (or counties). In…
Alec Ramsay
Mar 9, 2021
Official Maps
Official Maps
The “Official Maps” collection contains maps that show the district plans used in recent elections.
Alec Ramsay
Mar 9, 2021
Importing Maps
Importing Maps
While many users like to explore redistricting by starting from a blank map and painting districts from scratch, often you would like to…
Alec Ramsay
Aug 25, 2021
Nesting Districts
Nesting Districts
Some states require that state House (lower) districts be nested within state Senate (upper) districts. For example, in Ohio each of the 33…
Alec Ramsay
Aug 30, 2021
Managing Colors
Managing Colors
You’ve always been able to manually change an individual district’s color in Map Settings. Now we’ve added rich support for alternate…
Alec Ramsay
Dec 16, 2021
Racial Dot Map in DRA2020
Racial Dot Map in DRA2020
DRA2020 now provides the ability to overlay a “racial dot map” on your map as you draw or view your map.
Terry Crowley
Oct 12, 2022
Using Updated Precincts
Using Updated Precincts
Now, in addition to the precincts that states reported to the Census Bureau for the 2020 census, when some or all of the precincts in a…
Alec Ramsay
Dec 8, 2022
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