Students live in this county the majority of the year and should have a voice here. By splintering student votes, the county board ensures it will never have to be accountable to students. Students divided in one or two districts would have electoral power. Students in four districts are an afterthought that can be ignored. Students should not be marginalized simply because their interests might clash with those of the established hierarchy.
Democracy is all about diverse interests finding ways to work together for the common good.
Muffling some voices at the expense of others is not in the common good, merely the good of a few. Gerrymandering hurts the democratic process wherever it occurs. It hurts a group's ability to have its voice heard. It challenges the principle of equality under the law since it undermines the ability of a group to have its voice heard. It cannot be said whether a fairly-drawn county board map would cause an increase of Democrats or Republicans on the board.