In response to Barb's interest, here is a draft copy of the DFL delegate
allocation numbers for all thirteen wards. This is not official until
someone above my pay grade checks my work.
These are the new wards, used for the first time in 2002.
Pres Sen Gov AG SOS sum ave ave/25 del*
ward 1 11727 8646 6681 8596 9996 45646 9129.2 365.17 361
ward 2 12631 8475 6598 7583 6357 41644 8328.8 333.15 329
ward 3 10342 6752 5015 6186 5287 33582 6716.4 268.66 265
ward 4 10601 6914 5641 6878 6059 36093 7218.6 288.74 283
ward 5 8656 5179 4238 4754 4565 27392 5478.4 219.14 214
ward 6 9512 5933 4371 5404 4418 29638 5927.6 237.10 237
ward 7 14092 8328 7951 9188 7560 47119 9423.8 376.95 372
ward 8 12353 8195 6266 7569 6350 40733 8146.6 325.86 321
ward 9 9325 6683 5345 6317 5256 32926 6585.2 263.41 257
ward 10 14167 10370 7890 9512 7625 49564 9912.8 396.51 392
ward 11 13429 10132 8131 10057 8215 49964 9992.8 399.71 395
ward 12 14049 10779 8744 10545 8644 52761 10552.2 422.09 417
ward 13 15555 12290 9931 11855 9339 58970 11794.0 471.76 467
*rounded down to nearest 25 at the precinct level,
then precinct delegate allocations added together at the ward level.
city
2004 for President: Kerry (156439)
2002 for US Senator: Dayton (108676)
2002 for Governor: Moe (86802)
2002 for Attorney General: Hatch (104444)
2002 for Secretary of State: Humphrey (89671)
sum 546032
ave 109206.4
ave/5 4368.26
total del 4310*
*the sum of the delegate allocations for all thirteen wards as above.
60% needed for endorsement at the mayoral level: 2586
Needless to say, some wards are clearly more equal than others even though
they all started out with roughly the same population when redistricted.
Within each ward, precincts vary in significance according to their
historical turnout, not just the turnout for President in 2004. In my home
6th Ward, it looks like this:
6-1 448 283 204 262 197 1394 278.8
11.15 11
6-2 2539 1603 1114 1452 1100 7808 1561.6 62.46
62
6-3 1867 1098 784 1023 838 5610 1122.0 44.88
44
6-4 2294 1531 1125 1360 1122 7432 1486.4 59.46
59
6-5 625 320 244 279 240 1708 341.6
13.66 13
6-6 611 331 258 295 263 1758 351.6
14.06 14
6-7 422 285 244 262 257 1470 294.0
11.76 11
6-8 706 482 398 471 401 2458 491.6
19.66 19
9512 5933 4371 5404 4418 29638 5927.6 237.10
237
This shows how "rounding down" to the near whole number affects the total
delegate allocation in each precinct. The "big three" precincts in the 6th
Ward are in Whittier and Stevens Square/Loring Heights where population
density in the apartment-heavy blocks tells the tale.
Fred Markus, Phillips West, Ward 6
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