HAWAI'I
The plan: The current system is alright, since I'd like to keep Honolulu in its own district. However, I can keep the city of Honolulu with the eastern islands, and the rest of Oahu with the western islands.
The map:
District 1: At 51% Asian, and containing Kailua and all of Kauai Island, this district is very easily Rating: Safe D. It contains Honolulu suburbs
District 2: This district is even more liberal, containing Honolulu proper as well as Kahului and Hilo. Rating: Safe D
Improvements: Yeah, this was kind of useless
MAINE
The plan: Combine Portland and Lewiston, and have Augusta and Bangor in the other district. Try for a straight north-south line.
The map:
District 1: Featuring the main urban centers, this district is compact and population-dense. Rating: Safe D
District 2: More conservative than our actual District 2. Much more rural. I suspect many French-Canadians live here, perhaps more than in actual District 2. Rating: Lean D
Improvements: The only county split is in Sagahadoc, giving Brunswick and Bath to Portland, since they are more urban than rural. Fairly straight line border, combines Lewiston and Portland due to them having more similarity than Portland and Augusta do.
If "New ME-02" is more conservative than real ME-02, why is it Lean D? Trump won ME-02 by 10 points, and, while he may be a uniquely good fit for the district, I think that the real life district is probably Lean R (or, at least, Tilt R) at this point.
