The Brad Miller Thread (AKA Draw your own CD)

[CultureKing]

Ok... here we go:





I managed to get basically all my favorite parts of the state into one district. Both Mt. Rainier National Park and Olympic National Park are within the district. Also nearly the entire Olympic Penninsula (although if I could I would kick out Forks and Squim from the mix but sadly that doesn't seem entirely possible). I crossed the sound twice (!) once at Port Townsend to Whidbey Island and then up to the San Juans/Bellingham. The second crossing comes from the leg down to Bainbridge Island that then hops over to take in my favorite parts of Seattle (downtown, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, Green Lake, UW, Freemont and Wallingford). It would be a super-solid D district, having voted 62.2% D in the Murray/Rossi race this last year. As you can tell I am from Olympia, and it continues to have a special place in my heart.

[CultureKing]

Look! A Ferrymander.




So yeah, I tried to incorporate all ferry routes in Washington State (we happen to have the largest ferry system in the country thank you very much). Although the little dinky things along the Columbia I simply ignored. The above is the result. If I could invade Victoria and include it into the map I would (it would make it possible to make a sea-linked San Juans-Victoria-Gulf Islands-Port Angeles). Since I had extra population to go around I decided to add in some South Sound Islands connected via bridges and Mercer Island.

59.3% Murray in 2010
82.9% white

PS: I forgot to add in the Mukilteo and Edmonds terminals so I'd just add those in and take out a chunk of West Seattle from the map.

The sea-people will rise again!