The Study Commission met, discussed the four-district scenarios and then asked for a six-district scheme. The new "magic number" was 53,208 persons per district with a 5% variation allowed. This is close to the mathematical limit because of the population of Wilkes-Barre City and the requirement that MCDs remain intact. We worked with PEL and produced four scenarios that met the criteria. The "worst case" had a 4.5% variation. [Back to main page]

Population

First Series

Second Series

Final Selection