Quick attempt at a Minnesota gerrymander

[minionofmidas]

Here's mine...

Minnesota

County splits done on area (eyeballed)

What'd happen here?

[minionofmidas]

This was a version I posted back in 2005. I kept a district entirely in Hennepin and only split Ramsey. All districts are within 0.5% of the ideal size. It even got the BRTD seal of approval back then.



Voting percentages are based on the two party vote for president in 2004.

CD 1 (SE MN; light blue): very competitive 51.0% R - 49.0% D.

CD 2 (south suburbs/exurbs; yellow):  includes a few Lake Minnetonka suburbs in Hennepin.  55.2% R.

CD 3 (suburban Hennepin; brown):  very competitive 50.3% D - 49.7% R.

CD 4 (St Paul and eastern suburbs; dark green): includes St Paul, Lauderdale, N. St Paul, Gem Lake, Maplewood, and White Bear Lake in Ramsey plus Washington and Chisago. 59.0% D.

CD 5 (Minneapolis and northern Ramsey; blue): includes Minneapolis, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, Robbinsdale, Brooklyn Center in Hennepin plus all of Ramsey not in CD 4. Solid 70.2% D.

CD 6 (north suburbs/exurbs; red): 56.4% R.

CD 7 (western MN; green):  56.5% R.

CD 8 (NE MN; light yellow):  54.1% D.

Delegation 3 R, 3 D, 2 swing seats.

I'm not sure if Republicans would win CD7 under this, actually. The Congressional race, that is, rather than the presidential one.

[minionofmidas]

This was a version I posted back in 2005. I kept a district entirely in Hennepin and only split Ramsey. All districts are within 0.5% of the ideal size. It even got the BRTD seal of approval back then.



Voting percentages are based on the two party vote for president in 2004.

CD 1 (SE MN; light blue): very competitive 51.0% R - 49.0% D.

CD 2 (south suburbs/exurbs; yellow):  includes a few Lake Minnetonka suburbs in Hennepin.  55.2% R.

CD 3 (suburban Hennepin; brown):  very competitive 50.3% D - 49.7% R.

CD 4 (St Paul and eastern suburbs; dark green): includes St Paul, Lauderdale, N. St Paul, Gem Lake, Maplewood, and White Bear Lake in Ramsey plus Washington and Chisago. 59.0% D.

CD 5 (Minneapolis and northern Ramsey; blue): includes Minneapolis, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, Robbinsdale, Brooklyn Center in Hennepin plus all of Ramsey not in CD 4. Solid 70.2% D.

CD 6 (north suburbs/exurbs; red): 56.4% R.

CD 7 (western MN; green):  56.5% R.

CD 8 (NE MN; light yellow):  54.1% D.

Delegation 3 R, 3 D, 2 swing seats.

I'm not sure if Republicans would win CD7 under this, actually. The Congressional race, that is, rather than the presidential one.

Peterson is conservative enough with a long history in the district. I'm not sure many other Dems could fit as well.  The SW corner is a particularly conservative area.

I'm assuming Peterson would keep running ad infinitum under this map, though. (Well, until he'd be defeated, anyhow.) He'd face the occasional very serious challenge, of course.