US House Redistricting: Connecticut

[Napoleon]

There's now talk of adding Bridgeport to the 5th to make it more Democratic. Just LOL!
More realistically, Shelton will be shuffled over to the 5th, helping Caliguri and Jim Homes too.

[Napoleon]

There's now talk of adding Bridgeport to the 5th to make it more Democratic. Just LOL!

Democrats can't really secure CT-05 without putting CT-04 into doubt, and vice versa. They might even want to consider moving Milford from CT-03 to CT-04 and shift some of the GOP-heavy Gatsby territory (Weston, Wilton, etc) to CT-05 in order to even out margins across the two districts.

I don't see that happening with the 2/3 requirement, in any case.

[Napoleon]

Update re: Bridgeport. Republicans are trying to move it to the 3rd, creating what would be a reasonably safe R seat in the 4th.

I don't see why they can't just go for a minimum change map. Having a shot at 2 seats is good for Republicans in a solidly blue state and the map maintains CoIs pretty decently.

[Napoleon]

It's going to the courts anyway.

To be drawn by five Dem judges.

I wouldn't expect it to be much different from the current map, which is what Democrats were willing to go for anyway. More Republican obstruction, that's all this is.

[Napoleon]

The fair map might be the one where a majority of seats were won by both parties.

[Napoleon]

I seem to remember "fairness" defined as "Since Republican candidates consistently win 40% of the total vote statewide, the map should create 3 Democratic and 2 Republican districts."

Wait! Silly me! Seems I recall only reading that concerning states with fewer Democrats!

Never mind.

Is that really going to be your assertion?

The point of elections is to represent people, not political parties. Districts don't belong to parties and the maps shouldn't be drawn to do so.

The GOP had a majority of seats 40% of the time.

[Napoleon]

Counties are meaningless.

[Napoleon]

The map will essentially be preserved, unfortunate for a Dem trifecta state and my home state alike.

[Napoleon]

Counties are meaningless.

I was under the impression that Fairfield County was somewhat meaningful, as that area is oriented more towards NYC than the rest of New England.  But yeah, in general counties don't matter in New England and most of them are just lines on a map now.

Fairfield County is distinguished as being part of the NYC metro but as far as governance, nothing is there