2020 Census and Redistricting Thread: Florida

[beesley]

My attempt at a fair Florida map



https://davesredistricting.org/join/572ada0d-d373-462a-99f5-275fff14b580

FL-01: Trump+37, R+21
FL-02: Trump+11, R+6
FL-03: Trump+29, R+15
FL-04: Trump+0, R+2
FL-05: Trump+15, R+7
FL-06: Trump+33, R+18
FL-07: Trump+26, R+12
FL-08: Trump+16, R+7
FL-09: Clinton+5, EVEN
FL-10: Clinton+23, D+9
FL-11: Clinton+25, D+11
FL-12: Trump+19, R+8
FL-13: Trump+18, R+9
FL-14: Trump+3, R+3
FL-15: Clinton+17, D+7
FL-16: Clinton+3, D+2
FL-17: Trump+12, R+6
FL-18: Trump+15, R+8
FL-19: Trump+2, R+1
FL-20: Clinton+51, D+25 (41% black, 37% white, 18% hispanic by CVAP)
FL-21: Clinton+22, D+10
FL-22: Clinton+13, D+4
FL-23: Clinton+17, D+11 (44% Hispanic, 36% white, 14% black by CVAP)
FL-24: Clinton+62, D+31 (49% black, 29% hispanic, 20% white by CVAP)
FL-25: Clinton+5, R+2 (90% Hispanic by CVAP)
FL-26: Clinton+24, D+9 (55% Hispanic, 28% white, 14% black by CVAP)
FL-27: Clinton+30, D+11 (64% Hispanic, 21% white, 13% black by CVAP)
FL-28: Trump+27, R+14
FL-29: Trump+20, R+11

To me a fair map isn't just about partisan balance. There are a lot of missed opportunities to draw maj-min districts, and I think there are ways of drawing the safer districts which are better for COIs. That being said, in regards to partisan balance it is good, and a majority minority seat in the north wouldn't affect it too much.

[beesley]

I am open to hearing arguments for better COIs on my map (which is 100% improvable and far from perfect) but to be honest when dealing with VRA districts my modus operandi is to just draw however many districts there are now and leave it at that (I was actually very suspicious of the 90% Hispanic district but since it ends up as a swing district I guessed it was fine). I tend to find the process of drawing VRA districts annoying to be honest.

My issue with that is the black voters in Jacksonville/North Florida are a completely different COI to those in South Florida. A better example would be in Georgia - my view is that it wouldn't be fair to have another majority black district in Atlanta to compensate for the lack of a rural majority minority district. This is especially important because there are now only 2 plurality black districts, a reduction when the map has increased in seats. There's also room for one or two maj-min districts in Orlando and another in Tampa.

Don't worry, I'll put my money where my mouth is and make another of my 'my definition of fair' maps this week, and then you can happily criticise me all you like.

[beesley]

20-9 Map

As well as being a great 20-9 map I have to say I genuinely admired the quality of your map presentation.