Nita Lowey is the poster-child for re-districting outrages. According to the congressional districting map (which I
double-dog-dare to find ANYWHERE on the internet) NY's 18th district (Westchester) includes parts of the Bronx, and urban areas in Rockland and Putnam county. Affluent areas along the Hudson river are transeferred from Westchester to the 17th district in Putnam. The net result? Nita Lowey's Westchester is 40% minority. The Westchester that I live in is more like 20%, but Nita's not complaining. The limosine liberals are irritating, but they are not the problem. Al Gore received 60% of the vote in the 18th district, because 40% of the population would have voted Democrat if Stephen Douglas were running.
Seriously though, try to find that map on the interent. The fact that it is so hard to find is thought-provoking.
It's not hard to find at all if you know where to look.
Go to the link below. You will find the maps in PDF format. You need acrobat reader.
http://latfor.state.ny.us/maps/