Who controlled redistricting in which states in 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, and '01?

[Mr.Phips]

I can easily do 1981, 1991, and 2001.  The rest are hairy.

Here we go:

2001:  

Democrats:

Alabama
Arkansas(two thirds majority)
California
Georgia
Hawaii
Indiana(two out of three rule)
Louisiana(two thirds)
Maryland
Massachussetts(two thirds)
Mississippi
North Carolina
Rhode Island(two thirds)
West Virginia

Republicans:

Florida
Idaho
Kansas
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia

1991:

Democrats:

Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Indiana(two out of three)
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi(two thirds)
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia

Republicans:

New Hampshire
Utah

1981:

Democrats:

Alabama
Arkansas(two thirds)
California
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Kentucky
Louisiana(two thirds)
Maryland
Massachussetts
Mississippi
New Jersey
North Carolina
Oklahoma(two thirds)
South Carolina
Texas(two thirds)
Virginia(two thirds)
West Virginia

Republicans:

Arizona(two thirds)
Indiana
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Utah(two thirds)
Washington(pre-commission)

1971(here's where it starts to get hairy for me, please help)

Democrats:

Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania(last time for this)
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia(two thirds)
West Virginia

Republicans:

Colorado
Indiana
New Jersey(very likely)
New York(last time)

1961(really, really clueless here, but I know a couple)

Democrats:

Alabama
Arkansas
California(I think)
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia

Republicans:

New York


Can anyone else help fill in 1961 and 1971?  

[freepcrusher]

71 remap

Alabama - total D control. Intent was to get rid of Bill Dickinson but George Andrews died and Dickinson ran for that seat

Arizona - new district created from the northern part of the 4th and the rural areas of the 2nd and 3rd

Arkansas - no major change

California - split control. Legislature map used for 72 and court map used for 74-80.
1st - renamed the 2nd
2nd - renamed the 1st, loses some of the southern foothill counties
3rd - loses some excess population but no major change
4th - no major changes
5th - renamed the 6th
6th - renamed the 5th, moves further into Marin
7th - renamed the 8th, moves into Contra Costa to take in some of the Richmond area
8th - renamed the 9th no major changes
9th - renamed 10th. The western part of the district is removed to create the new 12th
10th - renamed the 13th, San Benito County is given to to Burt Talcott and the western part is removed to create the new 12th
11th - some of San Mateo is removed but is basically the same
12th - renamed the 16th, Kings County removed, San Benito added
13th - renamed 19th, eastern Ventura and Malibu/Calabasas area removed
14th - renamed 7th, Richmond area removed
15th - renamed 14th takes in some of southern Sacramento county and also adds in some foothill counties, parts of Stanislaus are removed
16th - renamed the 15th, most of East Fresno county is removed and put in new 17th and shifts north to take in some of Stanislaus
17th - renamed 32nd, shifts east to take in some of Long Beach
18th - shifts south into the Antelope Valley, Inyo county added and northern Tulare subtracted
19th - renamed the 30th. Norwalk, most of Whittier and LaMirada are removed and put in the new 33rd district. To compensate, it adds various areas from other districts including Bell Gardens from the 23rd, El Monte and LaPuente from the 25th and Monterey Park from the 29th.

[jimrtex]

I can easily do 1981, 1991, and 2001.  The rest are hairy.

2001: 

Texas, Democrats controlled the House (though it was really more of a grand coalition of Republicans, Tory Democrats, and Democrats), Republicans the Senate.  The House passed its own map based on a trade of an extra seat in West Texas, for a continuation of the Democratic gerrymander in urban areas.  The Senate never took up the plan, nor considered its own map.   In congressional redistricting, Democrats filled sued in December 2000, claiming that Texas didn't have 32 districts, the existing 30 weren't equipopulous, and the legislature wasn't likely to act.  While all was true, they were told to wait until the population counts were released and the legislature didn't act.

The Legislative Redistricting Board, which is made up state executive officers, plus the the Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor, was under Republican control and drew the legislative map.  A Democratic district court judge drew a congressional map, which he modified at the last minute at the behest of the Democratic Speaker.  A Republican Supreme Court threw that out, which led to a Democratic federal district court to draw the interim congressional map for 2002.

In 2003, the now Republican-controlled legislature drew a congressional map to replace the one imposed by the federal judges.

[Dave from Michigan]

Michigan

The Democrats haven't had full control of redistricting since before 1900

2001 and 2011 republicans had full control

1991  SPLIT (I'm pretty sure the 1990's map was court drawn)
Governor Engler (R)
state senate 20 Rep 18 Dem
state House 61 Dem 49 Rep

1981 SPILT
Governor Milliken (R)
state senate 24 Dem  14 Rep
state house 64 Dem 46 Rep

1971 SPLIT
Governor Milliken (R)
state senate 19 Dem 19 Rep
state house  58 Dem 52 Rep

1961 SPLIT
Governor Swainson (D)
state senate 22 Rep 12 Dem
state house 56 Rep 54 Dem

1951 SPLIT
Governor G Mennen Williams (D)
state senate 25 Rep  7 Dem
state house 66 Rep  34 Dem

1941 SPLIT (Republicans have 2/3's of legislature)
Governor Murray Van Wagoner (D)
state senate 22 Rep  10 Dem
state house 68 Rep  32 Dem


1931
Governor Wilber Brucker (R)
state senate 31 Rep  1 Dem
state house  98 Rep  2 Dem

1921
Governor Alex Groesbeck (R)
state senate 32 Rep  0 Dem
state house  100 Rep  0 Dem

1911
Governor Chase Osborn (R)
state senate 28 Rep  4 Dem
state house  88 Rep  12 Dem

1901
Governor Aaron Bliss (R)
state senate 31 Rep  1 Dem
state house  90 Rep  10 Dem

[morgieb]

Michigan

The Democrats haven't had full control of redistricting since before 1900

2001 and 2011 republicans had full control

1991  SPLIT (I'm pretty sure the 1990's map was court drawn)
Governor Engler (R)
state senate 20 Rep 18 Dem
state House 61 Dem 49 Rep

1981 SPILT
Governor Milliken (R)
state senate 24 Dem  14 Rep
state house 64 Dem 46 Rep

1971 SPLIT
Governor Milliken (R)
state senate 19 Dem 19 Rep
state house  58 Dem 52 Rep

1961 SPLIT
Governor Swainson (D)
state senate 22 Rep 12 Dem
state house 56 Rep 54 Dem

1951 SPLIT
Governor G Mennen Williams (D)
state senate 25 Rep  7 Dem
state house 66 Rep  34 Dem

1941 SPLIT (Republicans have 2/3's of legislature)
Governor Murray Van Wagoner (D)
state senate 22 Rep  10 Dem
state house 68 Rep  32 Dem


1931
Governor Wilber Brucker (R)
state senate 31 Rep  1 Dem
state house  98 Rep  2 Dem

1921
Governor Alex Groesbeck (R)
state senate 32 Rep  0 Dem
state house  100 Rep  0 Dem

1911
Governor Chase Osborn (R)
state senate 28 Rep  4 Dem
state house  88 Rep  12 Dem

1901
Governor Aaron Bliss (R)
state senate 31 Rep  1 Dem
state house  90 Rep  10 Dem

Did the Democrats seriously have no state congressmen in 1920?

[Mr.Phips]

Michigan

The Democrats haven't had full control of redistricting since before 1900

2001 and 2011 republicans had full control

1991  SPLIT (I'm pretty sure the 1990's map was court drawn)
Governor Engler (R)
state senate 20 Rep 18 Dem
state House 61 Dem 49 Rep

1981 SPILT
Governor Milliken (R)
state senate 24 Dem  14 Rep
state house 64 Dem 46 Rep

1971 SPLIT
Governor Milliken (R)
state senate 19 Dem 19 Rep
state house  58 Dem 52 Rep

1961 SPLIT
Governor Swainson (D)
state senate 22 Rep 12 Dem
state house 56 Rep 54 Dem

1951 SPLIT
Governor G Mennen Williams (D)
state senate 25 Rep  7 Dem
state house 66 Rep  34 Dem

1941 SPLIT (Republicans have 2/3's of legislature)
Governor Murray Van Wagoner (D)
state senate 22 Rep  10 Dem
state house 68 Rep  32 Dem


1931
Governor Wilber Brucker (R)
state senate 31 Rep  1 Dem
state house  98 Rep  2 Dem

1921
Governor Alex Groesbeck (R)
state senate 32 Rep  0 Dem
state house  100 Rep  0 Dem

1911
Governor Chase Osborn (R)
state senate 28 Rep  4 Dem
state house  88 Rep  12 Dem

1901
Governor Aaron Bliss (R)
state senate 31 Rep  1 Dem
state house  90 Rep  10 Dem

Thanks.  Another one I am unsure of for 1961 and 1971 was Ohio.  I know the 1970's legislature maps were Democratic drawn since they controlled a majority of the state offices. 

[Dave from Michigan]

Michigan

The Democrats haven't had full control of redistricting since before 1900

2001 and 2011 republicans had full control

1991  SPLIT (I'm pretty sure the 1990's map was court drawn)
Governor Engler (R)
state senate 20 Rep 18 Dem
state House 61 Dem 49 Rep

1981 SPILT
Governor Milliken (R)
state senate 24 Dem  14 Rep
state house 64 Dem 46 Rep

1971 SPLIT
Governor Milliken (R)
state senate 19 Dem 19 Rep
state house  58 Dem 52 Rep

1961 SPLIT
Governor Swainson (D)
state senate 22 Rep 12 Dem
state house 56 Rep 54 Dem

1951 SPLIT
Governor G Mennen Williams (D)
state senate 25 Rep  7 Dem
state house 66 Rep  34 Dem

1941 SPLIT (Republicans have 2/3's of legislature)
Governor Murray Van Wagoner (D)
state senate 22 Rep  10 Dem
state house 68 Rep  32 Dem


1931
Governor Wilber Brucker (R)
state senate 31 Rep  1 Dem
state house  98 Rep  2 Dem

1921
Governor Alex Groesbeck (R)
state senate 32 Rep  0 Dem
state house  100 Rep  0 Dem

1911
Governor Chase Osborn (R)
state senate 28 Rep  4 Dem
state house  88 Rep  12 Dem

1901
Governor Aaron Bliss (R)
state senate 31 Rep  1 Dem
state house  90 Rep  10 Dem

Did the Democrats seriously have no state congressmen in 1920?

yes from 1925-26, 1921-22, and 1905-06 there were no Democrats in the state legislature.

I was using a copy of this info from the Michigan manual. Here is the information online.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/publications/MichiganManual%5C2009-2010/09-10_MM_III_pp_191-195_FormerState.pdf

[morgieb]

What's the 2/3rds rule?

Also interesting to see that 2001 was the first year Republicans could really gerrymander.

[Mr.Phips]

What's the 2/3rds rule?

Also interesting to see that 2001 was the first year Republicans could really gerrymander.

In Indiana, the governor, the State Senate Majority Leader, and the House Speaker all appoint a Rep. to the redistricting commission.  In both 1991 and 2001, Democrats controlled the House and Governorship and therefore had two out of three Reps on the commission and controlled the process. 

[krazen1211]

Yes, the Democrats have applied what they call 'Romnesia' to their decades of vicious gerrymandering in an attempt to ward off retribution.

It's quite comical.

[freepcrusher]

Yes, the Democrats have applied what they call 'Romnesia' to their decades of vicious gerrymandering in an attempt to ward off retribution.

It's quite comical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWEvLT3gxzU

[Brittain33]

Dems controlled the process in TN in 2001, too, as the R Governor could be overridden by a simple majority.

[morgieb]

Yes, the Democrats have applied what they call 'Romnesia' to their decades of vicious gerrymandering in an attempt to ward off retribution.

It's quite comical.

Vicious gerrymandering only came into play recently.

[muon2]

Yes, the Democrats have applied what they call 'Romnesia' to their decades of vicious gerrymandering in an attempt to ward off retribution.

It's quite comical.

Vicious gerrymandering only came into play recently.

IDK, the 1810 Gerry-mander looked quite vicious, and was just as successful in its goal as its modern descendants.