I tried my hand at a fair congressional map of Georgia using the 2020 census results.
Image LinkThe Population Deviation is less than 0.01%.
80/100 on Dave's Proportionality Index
71/100 on the Compactness Index
70/100 on County Splitting
90/100 on the Minority Representation index
20/100 on Dave's competitiveness index
The map above shows results from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.
Check it out here and see county and municipality boundaries.
Partisan Breakdown by Election2016 U.S. Senate Election in Georgia:
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6D2018 Georgia Lieutenant Governor Election:
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6D2020 U.S. Senate Election in Georgia:
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6D2020 U.S. Senate Election in Georgia (special):
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6D2020 U.S. Presidential Election in Georgia:
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6D2021 U.S. Senate Election in Georgia (runoff):
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The map has three majority-black seats in the Atlanta metro area (by VAP, 58%, 53%, 55% Black). There is a fourth black seat in the Southwestern region of the state, which while being majority-black in terms of total population (51.1%) is only plurality black in terms of VAP (49.0%).
There is another seat that is based entirely in the county of Gwinnett, which is the only one in the state to have a significant Hispanic population, representing an opportunity for them. Hispanics make up a whopping 25.5% of the district's population and 22.8% of the district's voting-age population (which is almost as much as Florida statewide!).
Finally, there's a special seat in the Northern Atlanta suburbs which is based around Northern Fulton County and includes Southern Forsyth, Northeastern Cobb, and Northern Gwinnett. This seat perfectly exemplifies the rapid growth and diversification of the Atlanta metro area which has reacted most poorly to Trump's new Republican party and thus delivered Georgia for Joe Biden in November.
It is notable for its large and fast-growing Asian population, which uniquely make up the largest minority group in the district. This district, despite being 11.7% Asian in 2010 (in terms of population) has seen its share spike to a whopping 18.8% in 2020 (this occurred even as the district's population as a whole grew by 19%).
Another way it is notable is the speed at which it has trended Democratic over the past years. Here's a quick look back at its election results:
2016 U.S. Senate: R+33.3 (30.8% D, 64.1% R)2016 Presidential: R+17.7 (38.8% D, 56.5% R)2018 Gubernatorial: R+12.0 (43.3% D, 55.3% R)2020 Presidential: R+3.3 (47.6% D, 50.9% R)2020 Special Senate Runoff: R+5.8 (47.1% D, 52.9% R)
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