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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > representation and electoral systems > majority-minority district

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majority-minority district  

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  • Majority-minority districts are political wards in which racial minorities compose the largest voting block. The districts are created to ensure that minority votes are not diluted and to increase the number of minority officeholders. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Majority-minority District]

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