Iowa has either has a law or tradition to make the districts aim for minimal perimeter and follow current political boundaries where possible. If you look at their current House district map:
you can see the anti-gerrymandered districts.
35 posted on 04/16/2012 12:07:21 PM PDT by KarlInOhio
(You only have three billion heartbeats in a lifetime.How many does the government claim as its own?)