2020 RHODE ISLAND Congressional Redistricting

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This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

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This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

You can get from Newport to Bristol on the Mt. Hope Bridge, so there is major road connectivity at least. I most often pair it in RI-01 for fairness and competitiveness' sake, but that would make RI-02 less safe for Dems. I don't know which works better from a COI perspective.

There's road connectivity from Newport to Washington. Placing Newport in RI-02 makes the map more compact. The only parts of Providence County on my map in RI-02 are close to Warwick, resulting in Providence County becoming closer to whole, although still split. Isn't that good from a COI perspective?

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This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

You can get from Newport to Bristol on the Mt. Hope Bridge, so there is major road connectivity at least. I most often pair it in RI-01 for fairness and competitiveness' sake, but that would make RI-02 less safe for Dems. I don't know which works better from a COI perspective.

There's road connectivity from Newport to Washington. Placing Newport in RI-02 makes the map more compact. The only parts of Providence County on my map in RI-02 are close to Warwick, resulting in Providence County becoming closer to whole, although still split. Isn't that good from a COI perspective?

I don't know if compactness is a major factor for the legislature to consider. I think we can expect a least-change map that doesn't split Providence.

In terms of pairing Newport, the state senate and assembly maps do not pair any districts with Washington County. Multiple cross into Bristol.

Providence is already split. Only one Assembly district in Bristol crosses into Providence. Only one State Senate district crosses into Bristol. Is all of Providence going to be in RI-01 after redistricting?

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This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

You can get from Newport to Bristol on the Mt. Hope Bridge, so there is major road connectivity at least. I most often pair it in RI-01 for fairness and competitiveness' sake, but that would make RI-02 less safe for Dems. I don't know which works better from a COI perspective.

There's road connectivity from Newport to Washington. Placing Newport in RI-02 makes the map more compact. The only parts of Providence County on my map in RI-02 are close to Warwick, resulting in Providence County becoming closer to whole, although still split. Isn't that good from a COI perspective?

I don't know if compactness is a major factor for the legislature to consider. I think we can expect a least-change map that doesn't split Providence.

In terms of pairing Newport, the state senate and assembly maps do not pair any districts with Washington County. Multiple cross into Bristol.

Providence is already split. Is all of Providence going to be in RI-01 after redistricting?

I imagine so, but we'll know when we know.

Why do you think Providence won't be split anymore? Is that even possible on a least-change map?

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This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

You can get from Newport to Bristol on the Mt. Hope Bridge, so there is major road connectivity at least. I most often pair it in RI-01 for fairness and competitiveness' sake, but that would make RI-02 less safe for Dems. I don't know which works better from a COI perspective.

There's road connectivity from Newport to Washington. Placing Newport in RI-02 makes the map more compact. The only parts of Providence County on my map in RI-02 are close to Warwick, resulting in Providence County becoming closer to whole, although still split. Isn't that good from a COI perspective?

I don't know if compactness is a major factor for the legislature to consider. I think we can expect a least-change map that doesn't split Providence.

In terms of pairing Newport, the state senate and assembly maps do not pair any districts with Washington County. Multiple cross into Bristol.

Providence is already split. Is all of Providence going to be in RI-01 after redistricting?

I imagine so, but we'll know when we know.

Why do you think Providence won't be split anymore? Is that even possible on a least-change map?

Yes, see my map above. The only municipality split is Cranston.

I thought it was better to split larger communities if necessary while keeping smaller ones whole. Langevin could also be vulnerable under that map.

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What would be considered a fair map?

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Is my map fair? Newport County, which requires water contiguity, is in RI-02 for compactness. RI-01 covers almost all of Providence County, except for a small area RI-02 needs to cover for fairly even population distribution.

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The COIs on my map are largely based on northern and southern regions of the state. Providence is split, but it makes RI-02 safer. Only two Providence County municipalities are in RI-02. Most of Providence County and Bristol County are in RI-01.

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I made a more compact map that is an effective Democratic gerrymander.