Million Member Districts

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

I can't get my surface to do complex redistricting, but this intrigued me, so I made an approximate map for western states excluding California:



Arizona
AZ-1; Central Phoenix, South Scottsdale; Safe D
AZ-2; South Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria; Likely D
AZ-3; North Phoenix, Surprise, Buckeye; Likely R
AZ-4; Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert; Safe R
AZ-5; Tucson, Nogales, Safe D
AZ-6; Yuma, Flagstaff, Prescott; Likely R

Idaho
ID-1; Boise, Caldwell, Cour d'Alene; Safe R
ID-2; Nampa, Pocatello, Idaho Falls; Safe R

Nevada
NV-1; Las Vegas, Summerlin, Enterprise; Likely D
NV-2; North Las Vegas, Henderson, Paradise; Likely D
NV-3; Reno, Carson City; Likely R

Oregon
OR-1; East Portland, Gresham, Happy Valley; Safe D
OR-2; West Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro; Safe D
OR-3; Eugene, Salem, Albany; Likely D
OR-4; Medford, Bend, Roseburg; Safe R

Utah
UT-1; Salt Lake City, West Valley City; Likely D
UT-2; Ogden, Logan, Price; Safe R
UT-3; Provo, Orem, St. George; Safe R

Washington
WA-1; South Seattle, Renton, Kent; Safe D
WA-2; North Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond; Safe D
WA-3; Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup; Safe D
WA-4; Everett, Bellingham, Lynnwood; Safe D
WA-5; Olympia, Vancouver, Kelso; Likely D
WA-6; Yakima, Richland, Kennewick; Safe R
WA-7; Spokane, Pasco, Pullman; Likely R

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

Two ways one can do Oregon without any county splits.

I don't like this obsession with county splits over natural geographic boundaries. The second map makes the most sense, but split along the Willamette River in Portland. The Multnomah-Columbia/Washington-Clackamas loop is absurd, and the mixing of chunks of the Willamette Valley is just a bad idea.