{"id":1805693,"date":"2021-12-16T19:40:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T00:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1805693"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:41:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T00:41:13","slug":"how-redistricting-is-changing-the-congressional-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/12\/how-redistricting-is-changing-the-congressional-map\/","title":{"rendered":"How Redistricting Is Changing the Congressional Map"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Post<\/em> looks at how redistricting has changed the U.S. congressional electoral map so far<\/a>. \u201cAs of Dec. 15, half of the 50 states have settled on the boundaries for 165 of 435 U.S. House districts. […] The Washington Post is using the number of Trump and Biden voters within old and new district boundaries, according to data collected by Decision Desk HQ, to show how the districts have changed politically. As more states finalize their maps, we\u2019ll add them to this page to give a fuller picture of what to expect in the midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previously: A Redistricting Roundup<\/a>; The Washington Post Examines Proposed Congressional District Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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.… 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":[849,534,535,158],"class_list":["post-1805693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-politics","tag-congress","tag-electoral-districts","tag-gerrymandering","tag-usa","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1791779,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/09\/the-washington-post-examines-proposed-congressional-district-maps\/","url_meta":{"origin":1805693,"position":0},"title":"The Washington Post Examines Proposed Congressional District Maps","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"29 September 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"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\u2014new congressional maps are being drawn up for the 2022 elections. 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The article was\u00a0accompanied by an\u00a0interactive map, showing the compactness score\u00a0Ingraham calculated for each district\u2014the more compact an electoral district, the less likely it's a gerrymander. 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