US House Redistricting: Mississippi

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

The amount of changes beyond the minimum necessary to equalize the populations of the four districts may indeed be very small. But,  wasn't keeping "communities of interest" suppose to be standard?

Under that standard, why not have the delta district extend down the entire delta?

I've wondered that too. Both Adams and Wilkinon counties are geographically and politically similar to MS-02 as a whole.

If I were drawing the maps, I would have included Adams and Wilkinson in the 2nd in exchange for some of the eastern counties, but communities of interest are certainly better served by this map than the maps in most states.

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

The Delta ends at Vicksburg, of course. The non-minimal changes they did precisely united the Delta, at the price of foregoing a few extra Blacks and Dems.

Hmm... So it does.

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

If increasing the number of Black seats is considered a worthy goal, then why is any more problematic to eliminate White Democratic districts than White Republican districts?

It's not, in and of itself. What sickens me is when Black Democrats enable Republican gerrymanders, either for this purpose or to shore up their existing incumbents.