{"id":1791779,"date":"2021-09-29T14:21:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T18:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1791779"},"modified":"2021-10-07T14:11:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T18:11:45","slug":"the-washington-post-examines-proposed-congressional-district-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/09\/the-washington-post-examines-proposed-congressional-district-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"The Washington Post Examines Proposed Congressional District Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Redistricting\u2014and gerrymandering\u2014is one of the blacker cartographic arts. With the release of data from the 2020 U.S. Census, and the changes in state congressional delegations\u2014some states gain a seat or two, some states lose a seat, others are unchanged<\/a>\u2014new congressional maps are being drawn up for the 2022 elections. The Washington Post<\/em> takes a look<\/a> at proposed congressional district maps in Colorado, Indiana and Oregon, and what their impact may be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Redistricting\u2014and gerrymandering\u2014is one of the blacker cartographic arts. With the release of data from the 2020 U.S. Census, and the changes in state congressional delegations\u2014some states gain a seat or two, some states lose a… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[330],"tags":[769,475,534,535,55,956,1536,158,434],"class_list":["post-1791779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-politics","tag-census","tag-colorado","tag-electoral-districts","tag-gerrymandering","tag-indiana","tag-oregon","tag-redistricting","tag-usa","tag-washington-post","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1805693,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/12\/how-redistricting-is-changing-the-congressional-map\/","url_meta":{"origin":1791779,"position":0},"title":"How Redistricting Is Changing the Congressional Map","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"16 December 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"The Washington Post looks at how redistricting has changed the U.S. congressional electoral map so far. \u201cAs of Dec. 15, half of the 50 states have settled on the boundaries for 165 of 435 U.S. House districts. 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