2020 Census and Redistricting Thread: Alabama

[The Mikado]

Can just anyone submit a map?

Yes but I suspect it's for show, and if it isn’t, solely dra linked maps will likely be chucked on quantity.

This isn't disagreeing with "for show," but it can be for show and not fake at the same time. State governments love going "and THIS map was submitted by a local 15 year old in Mobile who has taken a strong interest in local affairs" and it's literally just the map they wanted to begin with.

[The Mikado]

Black Mobilians deserve to be counted among and have influence in the community where they actually live, not to be attached to far-flung corners of the state with very different interests. 

Dude, I'm from Dallas, TX and the DFW area is a pretty clear set of communities. In the current Congressional map, Denton, Texas is lumped in with the Panhandle nearly a thousand miles away (TX-13) and parts of Collin County are lumped in with Texarkana in the far northeast (TX-04). If I go 10 miles east of where I am into the Mesquite area, within Dallas County itself, the district goes way off to deep rural areas way southeast of here. (TX-05)

I have very very very little patience for Republicans sanctimoniously lecturing about keeping communities of interest together. It's BS and you know it.

[The Mikado]

National CD map with Alabama added. If we also see redraws in states like LA, FL, even GA and SC the black belt gonna become much more substantial.

We'll also have to see how Rs deal with NC-01.

I know it's pointless to ask now given that there'll be even more map changes before the election, but on this map how many Biden districts and Trump districts?