HI? NM? DE?
Great graphic. Saved it. Thanks
What kind of insanity is this? How is this legal?
| State | % Trump | % Congressional Delegation R |
|---|---|---|
| California (CA) | 38% | 17% |
| Oregon (OR) | 41% | 17% |
| Washington (WA) | 39% | 20% |
Notice how New Hampshire bent the district lines to throw a few of the border towns with Massachusetts (including the city of Nashua) in with the Northern Inland district. There are probably a lot of Democrats in those towns that the Democrats didn’t need to win the Seacoast district but that would help them out with the other district. Draw the boundaries a little differently and you’d be more likely to have one Republican district in the state.
If your eyesight is good enough, you can also see the remains of Barney Frank’s old Massachusetts district which started with his home in Boston and went down the state to New Bedford on the South Coast. It doesn’t go as far now, but the intent’s still to give Boston-area Democrats another district to run in. MA’s two Western districts are dominated by big Democrat cities Springfield and Worcester. That probably can’t be helped much now, but different district lines might give Republicans more of a chance.