> Is a fair map
> Draws Maine East-West
Okay then -_-
Population densities should be taken into account when determining if a map is East-West, North-South etc.
Cumberland and York County already account for ca. 70% of a district anchored in the South-West.
The current map adds Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and a majority of Kennebec.
Solid's map adds Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin.
In my opinion there is no excuse for a good compact map not to add Androscoggin, if you at the same time add a majority of Kennebec. I mean you could argue for a coastal district including Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, Wado and parts of Hancock; but not Kennebec.
If you add Androscoggin, a very nice compact South-Western district would also include Sagadahoc and a majority of Oxford. This would look quite differently from Solid's district, but the only difference is switching Sagadahoc for Franklin and the rest of Oxford. Sagadahoc accounts for only 5% of a district. So in many regards these are essentially the same districts, the difference being that Solid's plan doesn't split any counties at all.
