NC Congressional maps ruled unconstitutional

[Oryxslayer]

Again?

[Oryxslayer]

Any chance the new map being in place for the midterms?

Hopefully, it will be.

It is flat out inexcusable that Democrats do not even have 4 seats.

There should be at the very least:

A Mecklenburg Dem District.
A Wake Dem District.
A Guilford/Forsyth Dem District.
A Wake/Durham/Orange Dem District.

(Wake and Mecklenburg have more people than the District average)

This + the AA seat in the Tidewater regions is probably the best the dems could expect from a Rep House+Sen, and a Special Council. An additional swingish seat in Lafayette/Wilmington area would be too generous, and any other Dem seats would begin to be venturing into a pro-dem map.

[Oryxslayer]

Wow, its one @politicswolfs congressional maps. The partisan hacks strike again and have successfully convinced someone that their maps are 'fair.' Those three 'competitive' seats he has colored there are R+3.6 (2), R+6.6 (7), and R+8.8 (11). The only one there I would call competitive is the 2nd, and that is exactly what I meant by a competitive seat in Fayetteville/Willmington area. It could be even more competative (R+0.5) if you head south from Fayette rather then north.

Please don't ever post one of his maps ever again. He presents data in such a way and twists the rules of redistricting to his worldview, and then says 'this is the only correct way to do it.' I could rant about maps like this for ages.

[Oryxslayer]

I haven't been following this because it seems like this is about the 437th time that some form of NC legislative maps have been ruled unconstitutional and/or gerrymanders this decade, and yet the state is still a gerrymandered hell at every level. What is the significance here and what concrete effects will it have?

The difference is that there is now a court appointed special master involved - if the case goes through. This will moderate the map at some level, probably ensuring the dems gain one seat at minimum. This is all resting of the Supreme's not staying the case of course, which in turn probably relies on their future verdict over the Wisconsin case.

[Oryxslayer]

Can we move the Oregon chat to the Geography and Redistricting subforum...please?