New PA Maps In Effect

[politicallefty]

It may have its faults, but it's still far better than the map produced by the PA GOP. At the minimum, there should be some territory swapped between the successors of PA-05 and PA-09 to make them somewhat more compact.

[politicallefty]

I can't tell by looking at the maps as they are, but do those maps keep Pittsburgh whole? Pittsburgh should be entirely contained within one district.

Thats not saying much - ~90% of maps are better than both the previous map and the one the legislature just drew. So far: I have yet to see a map that tops the one I previously drew

It seemed to me that some here were actually defending the monstrosity that came out of the PA GOP. I think there a few things to look for in a fair PA map: two Philly districts entirely within the city, a Bucks County district, a MontCo district, a DelCo district, a Lehigh Valley district, a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre district, a Lancaster district, a Pittsburgh district, and so on.

[politicallefty]

The map I just made has an all-MontCo CD, but the cost of that is a tiny chop of Chester County.

I wasn't arguing against your map per se, but I am concerned it has too many county splits. I think your map is the first I've seen that has a compact central PA district with Centre County as the anchor (despite being overwhelmed by different partisan/political interests). I can't say I don't like it though.