US House Redistricting: Iowa

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Here are 2 possible nonpartisan map configurations:

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Is it even possible to create a map for either state legislative chamber in Iowa with a majority of Clinton districts?

Probably if you get really crafty. I know its possible to draw a 3 District map with 2 Clinton Districts.

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This is kind of a dumb question, but I’m curious. It sounds like you guys are saying Iowa prohibits splitting counties. What happens when you have to? Like, let’s say for a second Polk county’s population goes to 890,000 next decade. You are going to have to split that. What then?

Because Iowa has so many counties of about the same size in area so logically arranged, with so many having relatively small populations, that there is about a zero chance that it would be impossible to draw a plan that cannot both avoid splitting counties and keep below a 1% deviation which is the max allowed by SCOTUS.

You misread the post it seems, the question being asked was what would happen if a County was large enough on its own that it was bigger than the sum needed for a Congressional District all by itself.

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I tend to doubt that the Pubs will be willing to concede a rather safe seat for the Dems unless they have to. Does anyone disagree?

Iowa is probably not Republican enough for a 4-0 map to work. They will probably go for 1 Dem sink and 3 seats for themselves if they end up gerrymandering things.

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I am expecting something like this to be drawn.