2020 RHODE ISLAND Congressional Redistricting

[BoiseBoy]

Fair map that only splits one municipality (Cranston) and has a population deviation of 1.



Clinton only won RI-02 here by less than 400 votes. Biden however carried it by a comfortable 7.8%. It could definitely be competitive however.

[BoiseBoy]

This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

You can get from Newport to Bristol on the Mt. Hope Bridge, so there is major road connectivity at least. I most often pair it in RI-01 for fairness and competitiveness' sake, but that would make RI-02 less safe for Dems. I don't know which works better from a COI perspective.

[BoiseBoy]

This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

You can get from Newport to Bristol on the Mt. Hope Bridge, so there is major road connectivity at least. I most often pair it in RI-01 for fairness and competitiveness' sake, but that would make RI-02 less safe for Dems. I don't know which works better from a COI perspective.

There's road connectivity from Newport to Washington. Placing Newport in RI-02 makes the map more compact. The only parts of Providence County on my map in RI-02 are close to Warwick, resulting in Providence County becoming closer to whole, although still split. Isn't that good from a COI perspective?

I don't know if compactness is a major factor for the legislature to consider. I think we can expect a least-change map that doesn't split Providence.

In terms of pairing Newport, the state senate and assembly maps do not pair any districts with Washington County. Multiple cross into Bristol.

[BoiseBoy]

This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

You can get from Newport to Bristol on the Mt. Hope Bridge, so there is major road connectivity at least. I most often pair it in RI-01 for fairness and competitiveness' sake, but that would make RI-02 less safe for Dems. I don't know which works better from a COI perspective.

There's road connectivity from Newport to Washington. Placing Newport in RI-02 makes the map more compact. The only parts of Providence County on my map in RI-02 are close to Warwick, resulting in Providence County becoming closer to whole, although still split. Isn't that good from a COI perspective?

I don't know if compactness is a major factor for the legislature to consider. I think we can expect a least-change map that doesn't split Providence.

In terms of pairing Newport, the state senate and assembly maps do not pair any districts with Washington County. Multiple cross into Bristol.

Providence is already split. Is all of Providence going to be in RI-01 after redistricting?

I imagine so, but we'll know when we know.

[BoiseBoy]

This map only splits one municipality (Providence) and has a difference of only 15 residents in population between the two districts. Why do most maps have Newport County in RI-01 when it doesn't have land connectivity to the rest of the state? Placing Newport County in RI-02 makes RI-01 more compact and less elongated.

You can get from Newport to Bristol on the Mt. Hope Bridge, so there is major road connectivity at least. I most often pair it in RI-01 for fairness and competitiveness' sake, but that would make RI-02 less safe for Dems. I don't know which works better from a COI perspective.

There's road connectivity from Newport to Washington. Placing Newport in RI-02 makes the map more compact. The only parts of Providence County on my map in RI-02 are close to Warwick, resulting in Providence County becoming closer to whole, although still split. Isn't that good from a COI perspective?

I don't know if compactness is a major factor for the legislature to consider. I think we can expect a least-change map that doesn't split Providence.

In terms of pairing Newport, the state senate and assembly maps do not pair any districts with Washington County. Multiple cross into Bristol.

Providence is already split. Is all of Providence going to be in RI-01 after redistricting?

I imagine so, but we'll know when we know.

Why do you think Providence won't be split anymore? Is that even possible on a least-change map?

Yes, see my map above. The only municipality split is Cranston.

[BoiseBoy]

RI House of Representatives has passed the new maps on a 58-8 vote.

[BoiseBoy]

Senate votes 29-9 to pass the maps.

[BoiseBoy]

Governor has signed the new lines into law.

https://twitter.com/RIHouseofReps/status/1494736959478108171?s=20&t=7lrLRat_...