Who votes in the most gerrymandered district?

[Skjellyfetti]

I vote in Virginia's 3rd. Random blobs around where the black people live. Not sure I've seen another district with unconnected areas like this.

[Appaholic]

I don't, but my parent's might....I give you the NC 12th District...the only connection is I-85 apparantly....

[TheDancinMonarch]

NC 12 and VA 3 exist for one and only one purpose and that is to make Republicans strongers in the surrounding areas. A hearty thanks to the creators of majority "minority" districts.

[93henfan]

The low number Maryland districts are really comical. The area between Baltimore and Annapolis was obviously gerrymandered. District 1 covers so much territory with such disparate interests that it makes no sense whatsoever. Salisbury to Elkton to Severna Park to Cape Saint Claire in Annapolis. WTF?:

[Appaholic]

NC 12 and VA 3 exist for one and only one purpose and that is to make Republicans strongers in the surrounding areas. A hearty thanks to the creators of majority "minority" districts.

...or they were created as a guaranteed national donk district in a historically blue state being run by donks since Reconstruction (NC)...

[ToTheLeft]

Indiana is boring. Nothing to see here.

[Grizalltheway]

That would be me.

[UNHWildCats]

The New York 8th, this is the district I moved into in September. First time in my life I moved 13 streets and got a new Congressman lol. Part of the district cuts through central and southern brooklyn, the other part is western manhattan

[UNI88]

Indiana is boring. Nothing to see here.

Looks like Indiana uses a computer program that relies on data and logic rather than party objectives.

Either that or the state is so homogeneous that gerrymandering was difficult to justify.

[ToTheLeft]

Probably a mix of both. I'm sure the closer to Indy and Chicago you get, the bluer it gets, but it was the 1964 the last time a Democrat won the electoral votes from Indiana. Obama broke that trend by a very narrow margin, but for the most part, Indiana is a red state, especially compared to the rest of the midwest.

[HI54UNI]

I wish everybody did it like Iowa. Non partisan legislative bureau draws the map. Legislature has to vote it up or down. No amendments. If they vote it down a new map is drawn and same process. Our map looks pretty good.

I'm in the green.

[SuperHornet]

This is mine. May not seem like much based on geography. But notice how about half is in the valley and half is near the Bay Area. That plays a HUGE factor in who gets elected. The valley half is staunchly conservative Republican, while the other half is crazy liberal-Donkey. It's always a toss-up on who wins. It looks like valley guy David Harmer is taking out Pleasanton's Jerry McNerney.



You should see our 10th Assembly District. The geography is absolutely crazy. If I can find an image, I'll post it. The only thing I've ever seen like it is that VA House district from earlier in this thread, though there's no water breaking it up like back there.



This goes from North Stockton through Lodi and Woodbridge, into South Sac, Rancho Cordova, and out into Amador County and El Dorado Hills. Alyson Huber (D-El Dorado Hills), my BFF from middle and high school, looks to have beaten Republican Jack Sieglock (Lodi's sacred cow) rather handily after beating him by only 447 votes in 2008 in a race that took three weeks to decide, mainly because of how slow absentee ballot counting is around here. Sieglock's name was already on the office door when Aly was confirmed as the 2008 winner. No such problems this year, apparently. The gerrymandering is an issue because Stockton and Sac go Democrat while Lodi and El Dorado Hills go Republican. This will likely change when the new independent district drawing board goes into effect. We expect much of this crazy gerrymandering to go away. Originally, this board was restricted to state legislative districts, but an initiative passed on last night's ballot extends it to our House districts.

[appmaj]

I don't, but my parent's might....I give you the NC 12th District...the only connection is I-85 apparantly....

I vote in this piece of crap.

[CID1990]

I don't, but my parent's might....I give you the NC 12th District...the only connection is I-85 apparantly....

I vote in this piece of crap.

That's the "Furniture District"

[andy7171]

Here's mine! Uniting inner city Baltimore with the farms and mcmansions of western Howard County!

The low number Maryland districts are really comical. The area between Baltimore and Annapolis was obviously gerrymandered. District 1 covers so much territory with such disparate interests that it makes no sense whatsoever. Salisbury to Elkton to Severna Park to Cape Saint Claire in Annapolis. WTF?:

With Harris winning in District 1 and O'Malley being re-elected as Governor. I expect District 1 to get a little more eastern Baltimore City.

[89Hen]

I certainly live in one of the most partisan, piece of shit counties in the country. Bunch of fucking Travis straight ticket voters.

County Executive
Ike Leggett Democratic 166320 65.17%
Douglas E. Rosenfeld Republican 88235 34.57%

County Council At Large
(Vote for No More Than Four)
Marc Elrich Democratic 162515 17.23%
Nancy Floreen Democratic 161152 17.09%
George L. Leventhal Democratic 154176 16.35%
Hans Riemer Democratic 150807 15.99%
Robert Dyer Republican 76423 8.1%
Mark D. Fennel Republican 75320 7.99%
Brandon Rippeon Republican 74488 7.9%
Robin Nixon Uncapher Republican 72084 7.64%
George Gluck Green 15116 1.6%


County Council
Councilmanic District 001
Roger Berliner Democratic 41066 67.49%
Rob Vricella Republican 19697 32.37%

Councilmanic District 002
Craig L. Rice Democratic 31088 59.2%
Robin Ficker Republican 21342 40.64%

Councilmanic District 003
Phil Andrews Democratic 35561 98.08%
Other Write-Ins (Write In) 697 1.92%

Councilmanic District 004
Nancy Navarro Democratic 36408 70.32%
David W. Horner Republican 15321 29.59%

Councilmanic District 005
Valerie Ervin Democratic 35919 81.28%
Joseph M. Russek Republican 8196 18.55%

State's Attorney
John McCarthy Democratic 199003 98.88%
Other Write-Ins (Write In) 2252 1.12%

Clerk of the Circuit Court
Loretta E. Knight Democratic 195970 99.21%
Other Write-Ins (Write In) 1562 0.79%

Register of Wills
Joseph M. Griffin Democratic 169231 70.63%
Socrates Koutsoutis Republican 70214 29.31%

Sheriff
Darren Mark Popkin Democratic 197008 98.86%
Other Write-Ins (Write In) 2273 1.14%

[93henfan]

I certainly live in one of the most partisan, piece of shit counties in the country.

Maybe you should stay at the beach house:

Sussex County, DE

O'Donnell - 40,345
Coons - 28,019

Or even switch houses with me:

Kent County, DE

O'Donnell - 25,059
Coons - 22,312

But avoid where you came from:

New Castle County, DE

Coons - 123,569
O'Donnell - 57,621

[89Hen]

I certainly live in one of the most partisan, piece of shit counties in the country.

Maybe you should stay at the beach house:

Sussex County, DE

O'Donnell - 40,345
Coons - 28,019

So I was right about seeing more O'Donnell signs over the entire state.

I have no problem with Dems, I voted for some, but I DO have a problem with people that can't vote anything but their party. Every single elected office goes one way?

[93henfan]

Maybe you should stay at the beach house:

Sussex County, DE

O'Donnell - 40,345
Coons - 28,019

So I was right about seeing more O'Donnell signs over the entire state.

I have no problem with Dems, I voted for some, but I DO have a problem with people that can't vote anything but their party. Every single elected office goes one way?

Again, you can thank O'Donnell and the teabaggers for that. I'm still pissed we lost Mike Castle to a bunch of fringe idiots.