Scott's District Maps Series

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Democratic gerrymander for Minnesota:




MN-1 (Blue) - Likely D
54-44 Obama

MN-2 (Green) - Safe D
58-40 Obama

MN-3 (Purple) - Tilt D
53-45 Obama

MN-4 (Red) - Safe D
64-34 Obama

MN-5 (Yellow) - Safe D
58-40 Obama

MN-6 (Teal) - Safe R
56-42 McCain

MN-7 (Grey) - Toss-Up
50-48 McCain
*Seat currently held by Collin Peterson (D)

MN-8 (Slate Blue) - Lean D
55-43 Obama

Democratic Map

29 Democrats, 17 Republicans

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I tried getting to four districts, then I tried getting to three plus a toss-up district that a Blue Dog could win, but after at least ten attempts I'm done.

Democratic gerrymander for Alabama:



AL-1 (Blue) - Safe R
75-24 McCain

AL-2 (Green) - Safe R
72-21 McCain

AL-3 (Purple) - Tilt D
53-47 Obama

AL-4 (Red) - Safe R
66-33 McCain

AL-5 (Yellow) - Tilt D
53-46 Obama

AL-6 (Teal) - Safe R
76-23 McCain

AL-7 (Grey) - Likely D
57-42 Obama

Democratic Map

32 Democrats, 21 Republicans

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Democratic gerrymander for Kentucky:



KY-1 (Blue) - Tilt D
53-46 Obama

KY-2 (Green) - Safe R
67-31 McCain

KY-3 (Purple) - Safe R
62-37 McCain

KY-4 (Red) - Safe R
66-34 McCain

KY-5 (Yellow) - Likely D
57-42 Obama

KY-6 (Teal)
63-36 McCain

Democratic Map

34 Democrats, 25 Republicans

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Democratic gerrymander for North Carolina:



NC-1 (Blue) - Safe D
64-35 Obama

NC-2 (Green) - Likely D
58-42 Obama

NC-3 (Purple) - Safe R
59-40 McCain

NC-4 (Red) - Likely D (Toss-Up or Lean D w/Jones)
57-43 Obama

NC-5 (Yellow) - Toss-Up (Lean D w/McIntyre)
53-47 Obama

NC-6 (Teal) - Safe R
62-38 McCain

NC-7 (Grey) - Toss-Up
53-46 Obama

NC-8 (Slate Blue) - Safe R
64-35 McCain

NC-9 (Teal) - Safe D
65-34 Obama

NC-10 (Pink) - Safe R
62-37 McCain

NC-11 (Chartreuse) - Likely D
55-46 Obama

NC-12 (Cornflower Blue) - Toss-Up
52-48 Obama

NC-13 (Dark Salmon) - Safe R
62-37 McCain

Democratic Map

39 Democrats, 28 Republicans

[Adam Griffin]

Georgia DEMander (10-4)

You can get a 12-2 Dem gerrymander, but this is the most you can gerrymander without more than 2 seats falling in a mid-term.

GA-1: 51.6% Obama, 47.6% McCain;
60% White, 28% Black, 8% Latino

GA-2: 54.4% Obama, 44.7% McCain;
63% White, 23% Black, 10% Latino

GA-3: 52.3% Obama, 46.9% McCain;
51% White, 38% Black, 8% Latino

GA-4: 51.9% Obama, 47.2% McCain;
58% White, 24% Black, 11% Latino

GA-5: 51.3% Obama, 47.9% McCain;
54% White, 20% Black, 14% Latino

GA-6: 52.2% Obama, 47.1% McCain;
45% White, 35% Black, 11% Latino

GA-7: 74.8% McCain, 24.3% Obama;
80% White, 9% Latino, 8% Black

GA-8: 52.3% Obama, 47.1% McCain;
49% White, 38% Black, 8% Latino

GA-9: 67.3% McCain, 32.0% Obama;
69% White, 24% Black, 5% Latino

GA-10: 51.0% Obama, 48.5% McCain;
58% White, 34% Black, 5% Latino

GA-11: 51.7% Obama, 47.7% McCain;
58% White, 34% Black, 4% Latino

GA-12: 59.8% McCain, 39.4% Obama;
60% White, 32% Black, 5% Latino

GA-13: 51.3% Obama, 48.1% McCain;
52% White, 41% Black, 4% Latino

GA-14: 60.0% McCain, 39.4% Obama;
62% White, 31% Black, 4% Latino

[Hatman 🍁]

Are kiddy-corner connectors actually legal? Is there an example of them in real life?

[Sol]

Are kiddy-corner connectors actually legal? Is there an example of them in real life?

Yes. NC has used them.

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Democratic Map

49 Democrats, 32 Republicans

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Democratic gerrymander for Virginia:



VA-1 (Blue) - Lean D
55-44 Obama

VA-2 (Green) - Lean D
56-44 Obama

VA-3 (Purple) - Safe D
60-40 Obama

VA-4 (Red) - Safe D
63-36 Obama

VA-5 (Yellow) - Likely D
57-42 Obama

VA-6 (Teal) - Lean D
55-44 Obama

VA-7 (Grey) - Likely D
57-42 Obama

VA-8 (Slate Blue) - Safe R
61-37 McCain

VA-9 (Cyan) - Safe R
59-41 McCain

VA-10 (Pink) - Safe D
62-38 Obama

VA-11 (Chartreuse) - Safe R
60-39 McCain

Democratic Map

57 Democrats, 35 Republicans

A few deviation problems here and there, but that's mostly sloppy work on my part and fixing them would not change the rankings.

[muon2]

Are kiddy-corner connectors actually legal? Is there an example of them in real life?

Yes. NC has used them.

The technical term is point contiguity. It's up to each state as to the validity of such connections. Most states don't allow point contiguity, but some do such as NC as Sol mentioned. Note the Guilford interlock between NC-6 and NC-13 in the 112th Congress.

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Democratic gerrymander for Louisiana:



LA-1 (Blue) - Safe R
77-22 McCain

LA-2 (Green) - Lean D
54-45 Obama

LA-3 (Purple) - Safe R
78-20 McCain

LA-4 (Red) - Safe D
62-37 Obama

LA-5 (Yellow) - Lean D
55-44 Obama

LA-6 (Teal) - Safe R
69-29 McCain

Democratic Map

60 Democrats, 38 Republicans

[Hatman 🍁]

Are kiddy-corner connectors actually legal? Is there an example of them in real life?

Yes. NC has used them.

The technical term is point contiguity. It's up to each state as to the validity of such connections. Most states don't allow point contiguity, but some do such as NC as Sol mentioned. Note the Guilford interlock between NC-6 and NC-13 in the 112th Congress.

This makes me incredibly sad

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Republican gerrymander for Pennsylvania:





PA-1 (Blue) - Safe D
88-12 Obama

PA-2 (Green) - Safe D
73-27 Obama

PA-3 (Purple) - Safe D
75-24 Obama

PA-4 (Red) - Toss-Up
54-45 Obama

PA-5 (Yellow) - Likely D
58-41 Obama

PA-6 (Teal) - Likely D
59-40 Obama

PA-7 (Grey) - Safe D
60-38 Obama

PA-8 (Slate Blue) - Lean R
52-47 McCain

PA-9 (Cyan) - Lean R
53-46 McCain

PA-10 (Pink) - Likely R
56-43 McCain

PA-11 (Chartreuse) - Toss-Up
53-46 Obama

PA-12 (Cornflower Blue) - Safe R
57-42 McCain

PA-13 (Salmon) - Likely R
54-45 McCain

PA-14 (Olive) - Safe D
67-32 Obama

PA-15 (Dark Orange) - Tilt R
52-47 McCain

PA-16 (Lime) - Lean R
53-46 McCain

PA-17 (Dark Slate Blue) - Safe R
58-40 McCain

PA-18 (Yellow) - Safe R
57-41 McCain

This map gives the Republicans a 1-seat advantage.  The current PA delegation is 13-5 R, so this is obviously far from an improvement, but I thought it was worth posting for the time it took.  PA's political geography makes it hard for me to gerrymander for either side, though in my experience it's far easier to gerrymander for Democrats.  Republicans would have a best shot at taking CDs 4 and 11, and Democrats could win CDs 8, 9, 16 and 15 in a good year.

Maybe me or someone else can take another whack at it in the future, but for now...

Republican Map

44 Republicans, 13 Democrats

[Adam Griffin]

Are kiddy-corner connectors actually legal? Is there an example of them in real life?

Yes. NC has used them.

The technical term is point contiguity. It's up to each state as to the validity of such connections. Most states don't allow point contiguity, but some do such as NC as Sol mentioned. Note the Guilford interlock between NC-6 and NC-13 in the 112th Congress.

This makes me incredibly sad

2001-2004
RIP GA Dems

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Republican gerrymander for Kentucky:



KY-1 (Blue) - Likely R
55-44 McCain

KY-2 (Green) - Likely R
55-44 McCain

KY-3 (Purple) - Safe R
61-38 McCain

KY-4 (Red) - Likely R
56-42 McCain

KY-5 (Yellow) - Likely R
57-41 McCain

KY-6 (Teal) - Safe R
61-38 McCain

As you can probably tell, I started by dividing Louisville into three and let the rest of the map Republicanize itself.  My goal was to max out the McCain margins in each district to keep them friendly for Republicans even if they were to become competitive.  Note that Kentucky is one of the few states that swung against the Democrats in 2008.  I expect the state to regain its status as a lean R swing state at some point after Obama's out of office.

Republican Map

50 Republicans, 13 Democrats

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Republican gerrymander for Tennessee:



TN-1 (Blue) - Safe D
81-19 Obama

TN-2 (Green) - Safe R
67-32 McCain

TN-3 (Purple) - Safe R
57-42 McCain

TN-4 (Red) - Safe R
58-41 McCain

TN-5 (Yellow) - Safe R
58-40 McCain

TN-6 (Teal) - Safe R
58-41 McCain

TN-7 (Grey) - Safe R
63-36 McCain

TN-8 (Slate Blue) - Safe R
64-35 McCain

TN-9 (Cyan) - Safe R
66-29 McCain

At first tried creating a map that divides Nashville and Memphis to create a 9-0 map, but that would have left too many districts that some decent Blue Dogs could win in a D wave.

Republican Map

58 Republicans, 14 Democrats

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Democratic gerrymander for Tennessee:



TN-1 (Blue) - Lean D
54-45 Obama

TN-2 (Green) - Toss-Up/Tilt D
53-46 McCain

TN-3 (Purple) - Likely D
56-43 Obama

TN-4 (Red) - Safe D
58-41 Obama

TN-5 (Yellow) - Safe R
67-32 McCain

TN-6 (Teal) - Safe R
68-31 McCain

TN-7 (Grey) - Safe R
64-34 McCain

TN-8 (Slate Blue) - Safe R
68-30 McCain

TN-9 (Cyan) - Safe R
69-29 McCain

Democratic Map

64 Democrats, 43 Republicans

[Antonio the Sixth]

This thread hurts my eyes and my soul.

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This thread hurts my eyes and my soul.

My gerrymanders take no prisoners.

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Democratic gerrymander for Pennsylvania:





PA-1 (Blue) - Safe D
72-28 Obama

PA-2 (Green) - Safe D
86-13 Obama

PA-3 (Purple) - Lean D
55-44 Obama

PA-4 (Red) - Likely D
57-42 Obama

PA-5 (Yellow) - Safe R
57-41 McCain

PA-6 (Teal) - Safe R
57-42 McCain

PA-7 (Grey) - Toss-Up/Tilt D
53-45 Obama

PA-8 (Slate Blue) - Safe D
60-38 Obama

PA-9 (Cyan) - Safe D
62-37 Obama

PA-10 (Pink) - Likely D
58-41 Obama

PA-11 (Chartreuse) - Tilt D
54-45 Obama

PA-12 (Cornflower Blue) - Safe R
63-36 McCain

PA-13 (Salmon) - Safe R
60-39 McCain

PA-14 (Olive) - Lean D
55-43 Obama

PA-15 (Dark Orange) - Safe R
60-39 McCain

PA-16 (Lime) - Lean D
56-44 Obama

PA-17 (Dark Slate Blue) - Likely D
57-42 Obama

PA-18 (Yellow) - Lean D
55-44 Obama

Democratic Map

77 Democrats, 48 Republicans

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Democratic gerrymander for Connecticut:



CT-1 (Blue) - Safe D
61-38 Obama

CT-2 (Green) - Safe D
60-39 Obama

CT-3 (Purple) - Safe D
62-37 Obama

CT-4 (Red) - Safe D
62-37 Obama

CT-5 (Yellow) - Likely D
58-40 Obama

Democratic Map

82 Democrats, 48 Republicans


Republican gerrymander for Connecticut:



CT-1 (Blue) - Tilt R
49.5-49.4 McCain (389 vote difference)

CT-2 (Green) - Safe D
65-24 Obama

CT-3 (Purple) - Safe D
64-35 Obama

CT-4 (Red) - Safe D
61-38 Obama

CT-5 (Yellow) - Safe D
66-32 Obama

Republican Map

59 Republicans, 20 Democrats

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Democratic gerrymander for West Virginia:



WV-1 (Blue) - Likely R
60-39 McCain

WV-2 (Green) - Likely R
59-39 McCain

WV-3 (Purple) - Tilt D
50-48 Obama

Democratic Map

83 Democrats, 50 Republicans


Republican gerrymander for West Virginia:



WV-1 (Blue) - Likely R
55-43 McCain

WV-2 (Green) - Likely R
56-42 McCain

WV-3 (Purple) - Likely R
56-42 McCain

Romney likely cracked sixty in all three of these districts.

Republican Map

59 Republicans, 20 Democrats

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Democratic gerrymander for New Hampshire:



NH-1 (Blue) - Lean D
55-44 Obama

NH-2 (Green) - Tilt D
54-45 Obama

Democratic Map

85 Democrats, 50 Republicans


Republican gerrymander for New Hampshire:



NH-1 (Blue) - Tilt R
51-49 McCain

NH-2 (Green) - Safe D
60-39 Obama

Republican Map

60 Republicans, 21 Democrats

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Da-da-da-da!

Democratic gerrymander for Texas:





20/36 seats

I can post the numbers later.  This is the last one for the night.

Democratic Map

105 Democrats, 66 Republicans

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West Virginia is much less predictable for local elections as national elections, they still like to vote Democrat congressmen.