# MCMC applied to detect gerrymandering

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**Created:** [May 2, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/mcmc-applied-to-detect-gerrymandering/28729 "2026-05-02T12:13:35Z")\
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MCMC mentioned by mathematician Emily Riehl in [this _Science_ essay](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg4298), which also offers new details on efforts toward _proportional ranked-choice voting_.