Illinois Redistricting Megathread

[Brittain33]

Do you think you can get yourself quoted in an article about redistricting like you did 10 years ago with Pennsylvania and the octopus?

[Brittain33]

Bustos retiring should make this interesting!

Indeed. I'd like to play with putting Rockford in IL-14 and creating a new Dem district along I-74 from the Quad Cities south.

Once you are past Peoria and Bloomington, what makes more sense? East to Champaign or south to Springfield?

[Brittain33]

I'm working in DRA and because Underwood lives in Naperville, it is easier to shore up her district far from Rockford. I'm connecting Rockford to Waukegan along the north to free up Lake County blue areas for other reps.

[Brittain33]

Light blue voted 8.6% Dem in 2012/16 composite. Purple voted 7.1% Dem.
For 2016 only, light blue was 0.6% Republican, purple was 7.9% Dem (so actually swung D.)

Ignore Cook County. I'm not done yet. Khaki is Lauren Underwood's district. Turquoise is closest to Sean Casten but he lives south of it.  

[Brittain33]

With the light blue district, I think Dems will be more comfortable with a +5 district or something like that that is a little more compact. I'm not sure the few votes you get down in Carbondale is worth how bad it looks, lol

Both districts look absolutely hideous, I agree. I almost went down to Cairo. I'd feel bad if the downstate districts in 2002-2010 didn't look as bad.

[Brittain33]

I’m sorry for the psephological blue balls this Tweet will produce since I assume no one here has access to this website.

https://twitter.com/greghinz/status/1394016308157730816?s=21

[Brittain33]

New York, you gonna let Illinois rub your nose in how useless you are? Get to it.

[Brittain33]

Has anyone run your 14-3 maps through the 2020 Presidential data? I’m away from my computer for a few days so do not have that ability.

[Brittain33]

Since everyone keeps drawing 14-3 gerrymanders, I guess it's safe to assume there is no practical way to draw a 15-2 gerrymander?

If it were possible, today’s IL-12 and -13 wouldn’t have Republican reps.

[Brittain33]

Do people think Kinzinger can survive a primary anywhere in the country?

[Brittain33]

That map is absolutely, positively disgusting and unavoidable until we come to some kind of federal agreement on redistricting. Republicans have to experience a cost to come to the bargaining table. Alternatively, perhaps seeing the damage to their own voters and party will encourage some of the Supreme Court’s Republican caucus to reconsider their views.