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Census 2010 Quick Cuts: A 5-5-1 Virginia

by: jeffmd

Fri Feb 04, 2011 at 7:48 PM EST


As David posted earlier, Census data for the first four states has been released.

Democrats don't control redistricting in Virginia...but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be interesting to see what could happen.

Here's one proposal, a 5-5-1 map, with the swing district being perfect for a Tom Perriello comeback.

jeffmd :: Census 2010 Quick Cuts: A 5-5-1 Virginia
Greetings, loved ones.  Let's take a journey...

We'll start out in Hampton Roads:

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
1 727,092 14.63% 4.50% 3.69% 40.87% 58.15% 30.98% 68.93%
Accomack 33,164 28.05% 8.59% 0.55% 48.69% 50.14% 37.56% 62.42%
Chesapeake City 142,972 19.74% 3.66% 3.08% 40.39% 58.73% 31.76% 68.16%
Gloucester 36,858 8.67% 2.54% 0.78% 35.98% 62.89% 27.77% 72.09%
Hanover 61,394 7.67% 2.06% 1.54% 29.98% 69.24% 20.95% 78.94%
James City 56,095 11.96% 4.01% 2.26% 44.34% 54.78% 33.85% 66.03%
Mathews 8,978 9.17% 1.16% 0.35% 35.55% 63.53% 29.96% 69.92%
Middlesex 10,959 18.05% 1.51% 0.34% 39.81% 59.02% 30.43% 69.52%
New Kent 18,429 13.48% 2.12% 0.88% 34.96% 63.91% 25.47% 74.43%
Northampton 12,389 36.55% 7.05% 0.67% 57.70% 41.19% 48.86% 51.03%
Poquoson City 12,150 0.64% 1.82% 2.14% 24.74% 74.01% 19.78% 80.16%
Virginia Beach City 301,190 14.05% 5.77% 5.97% 44.17% 54.80% 33.24% 66.67%
York 32,514 6.34% 3.29% 3.56% 35.23% 63.69% 27.26% 72.65%
Rob Wittman's 1st district shifts eastward, now taking in part of the Northern Neck, the Virginia section of the Delmarva, and parts of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake City. A side consequence of this would be the turf war between Wittman and Scott Rigell, as this district is 22% from the old 1st and 48% from the old 2nd. Nothing much else to see here, Obama lost by 17, Deeds by 38, Steve Shannon (2009 Dem AG nominee) by 35, and Jody Wagner (2009 Dem LG nominee) by 29.

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
2 727,700 38.14% 7.08% 3.93% 64.62% 34.46% 51.85% 48.03%
Chesapeake City 79,237 47.98% 5.64% 2.50% 69.76% 29.49% 59.19% 40.73%
Hampton City 96,757 42.01% 4.83% 2.51% 63.23% 35.91% 50.30% 49.57%
James City 10,914 19.20% 7.07% 2.19% 48.64% 50.46% 36.88% 63.09%
Newport News City 114,167 34.85% 9.71% 3.75% 60.62% 38.53% 46.36% 53.53%
Norfolk City 242,803 43.11% 6.65% 3.29% 71.03% 28.06% 60.08% 39.79%
Virginia Beach City 136,804 31.89% 8.49% 6.42% 62.03% 37.00% 46.33% 53.57%
Williamsburg City 14,068 13.99% 6.69% 5.74% 63.77% 34.67% 54.60% 45.26%
York 32,950 20.30% 5.53% 6.21% 47.38% 51.55% 35.25% 64.58%
Bobby Scott's current 3rd is clearly overpacked, with the choicest parts of Hampton, Norfolk, Newport News, and Portsmouth dumped into his district. We unpack the 3rd a bit, lending some of its Democratic strength here.  This new district contains the entirety of Norfolk, parts of Newport News, Chesapeake, and VA Beach.  There's also an arm to grab Williamsburg,  one of the few instances in this area of relatively white precincts voting Dem.  19% old 1st, 37% old 2nd, and 33% old 3rd, we get a district that Obama won by 30% (!!), and was even carried by all three Dems in 2009.

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
3 727,246 50.91% 5.89% 1.84% 71.40% 27.79% 60.71% 39.13%
Charles City 7,256 48.42% 1.21% 0.34% 68.34% 31.01% 58.53% 41.38%
Chesterfield 56,895 42.34% 17.85% 2.96% 66.34% 32.93% 54.21% 45.58%
Hampton City 40,679 67.49% 3.84% 1.38% 82.45% 16.87% 74.80% 25.03%
Henrico 145,098 51.47% 5.37% 2.45% 70.10% 29.14% 60.91% 38.95%
Hopewell City 22,591 37.04% 6.55% 0.80% 55.49% 43.56% 37.38% 62.39%
Isle Of Wight 22,515 26.29% 1.91% 0.95% 44.01% 55.21% 34.97% 64.94%
Newport News City 66,552 50.67% 3.76% 1.01% 68.96% 30.31% 55.37% 44.52%
Petersburg City 32,420 79.11% 3.75% 0.82% 88.64% 10.19% 80.99% 18.97%
Portsmouth City 95,535 53.26% 3.06% 1.07% 69.27% 29.97% 59.76% 40.18%
Prince George 26,433 35.43% 6.87% 1.67% 47.60% 51.60% 31.72% 68.17%
Richmond City 204,214 50.60% 6.27% 2.33% 79.09% 20.03% 69.23% 30.55%
Surry 7,058 46.10% 1.22% 0.34% 60.72% 38.45% 53.61% 46.18%
The 3rd, having been unpacked, sees its black percentage drop from 56% to 51%. However, the VAP also remains over 50% African-American. In what would be a relief to Randy Forbes, Petersburg is removed from this district, which becomes more Richmond-centric. 59% old 3rd, 20% old 7th, and 15% old 4th. Obama dominated here (no surprise), and all three Dems in 09 scored 20%+ wins.

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
4 727,955 17.68% 3.79% 3.88% 42.13% 56.97% 30.93% 68.95%
Amelia 12,690 23.10% 2.29% 0.21% 38.11% 60.81% 28.85% 71.10%
Chesterfield 259,341 17.48% 4.90% 3.32% 42.25% 56.88% 30.45% 69.38%
Colonial Heights City 17,411 10.24% 3.87% 3.32% 28.95% 69.63% 16.83% 83.14%
Dinwiddie 28,001 32.87% 2.41% 0.44% 48.45% 50.62% 37.34% 62.60%
Fluvanna 25,691 15.33% 2.96% 0.57% 48.57% 50.41% 36.48% 63.39%
Franklin City 4,422 25.28% 2.53% 1.40% 38.99% 60.08% 32.73% 67.27%
Goochland 21,717 19.25% 2.10% 1.04% 38.31% 60.84% 29.11% 70.77%
Hanover 38,469 11.95% 2.21% 1.05% 37.48% 61.65% 28.09% 71.75%
Henrico 161,837 9.88% 4.46% 10.20% 43.75% 55.40% 31.29% 68.58%
Isle Of Wight 12,755 21.90% 1.79% 0.53% 40.77% 58.29% 32.36% 67.61%
Louisa 33,153 17.71% 2.30% 0.48% 45.45% 53.29% 34.58% 65.34%
Nottoway 15,853 39.28% 3.84% 0.32% 48.84% 50.07% 41.58% 58.28%
Powhatan 28,046 13.63% 1.79% 0.47% 29.31% 69.78% 20.03% 79.85%
Prince George 9,292 22.22% 2.60% 1.10% 38.52% 60.75% 29.86% 70.09%
Southampton 8,698 24.88% 0.86% 0.39% 39.95% 59.19% 33.08% 66.89%
Suffolk City 41,589 27.77% 2.93% 2.29% 44.48% 54.73% 35.79% 64.17%
Sussex 8,990 57.33% 2.49% 0.46% 57.72% 41.49% 42.28% 57.72%
With the eastward shift of the 1st, the 4th and 7th also rotate accordingly along the Richmond-Norfolk axis created by the 2nd and 3rd. Nothing to see here, other than we've cut out part of Forbes base and drew in much of the old 7th (53% is from the old 7th, compared to 43% old 4th). But Cantor could clearly run in the new 7th and Forbes in the new 4th.  Dems in 09 lost by 30%+.

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
5 727,351 29.89% 3.43% 2.03% 57.47% 41.45% 47.35% 52.54%
Albemarle 98,970 9.70% 5.47% 4.67% 58.43% 40.36% 49.41% 50.48%
Amherst 12,637 22.50% 1.75% 0.51% 47.46% 51.77% 38.61% 61.39%
Brunswick 17,434 57.31% 1.71% 0.28% 62.84% 36.35% 49.41% 50.49%
Buckingham 17,146 35.08% 1.68% 0.37% 49.89% 49.01% 36.60% 63.40%
Charlotte 12,586 29.80% 1.91% 0.21% 43.93% 54.77% 33.24% 66.62%
Charlottesville City 43,475 19.41% 5.11% 6.37% 78.35% 20.35% 73.65% 26.21%
Cumberland 10,052 32.61% 1.80% 0.35% 47.73% 51.19% 35.87% 64.09%
Danville City 43,055 48.30% 2.89% 0.94% 59.13% 40.02% 44.93% 54.96%
Emporia City 5,927 62.53% 4.42% 0.73% 65.04% 34.28% 47.57% 52.35%
Franklin 38,514 8.83% 2.68% 0.49% 39.06% 59.55% 31.66% 68.25%
Franklin City 4,160 90.53% 0.70% 0.05% 94.65% 4.88% 91.81% 8.06%
Greensville 12,243 59.80% 1.41% 0.29% 63.88% 35.38% 52.64% 47.36%
Halifax 36,241 36.68% 1.62% 0.37% 48.23% 51.04% 38.25% 61.53%
Henry 11,930 39.81% 5.58% 0.45% 57.61% 41.49% 51.27% 48.73%
Lunenburg 12,914 34.75% 3.64% 0.19% 47.84% 51.33% 37.45% 62.52%
Lynchburg City 25,110 53.21% 2.53% 0.67% 71.04% 27.58% 61.07% 38.72%
Martinsville City 13,821 44.95% 3.99% 0.93% 63.48% 35.44% 51.66% 48.18%
Mecklenburg 32,727 36.82% 2.46% 0.67% 47.26% 51.83% 32.32% 67.67%
Montgomery 46,128 3.37% 2.88% 7.02% 58.99% 39.52% 53.93% 45.87%
Nelson 15,020 13.10% 3.06% 0.45% 53.99% 44.84% 46.23% 53.67%
Pittsylvania 37,893 26.92% 1.56% 0.19% 42.81% 56.26% 32.76% 67.24%
Prince Edward 23,368 33.19% 2.25% 0.88% 54.34% 44.46% 44.95% 54.97%
Roanoke 3,003 3.13% 0.93% 0.27% 40.93% 57.70% 31.39% 68.51%
Roanoke City 97,032 28.46% 5.51% 1.76% 61.15% 37.76% 51.89% 48.01%
Southampton 9,872 48.14% 1.30% 0.12% 57.84% 41.21% 48.82% 51.13%
Suffolk City 42,996 57.15% 2.78% 0.92% 69.00% 30.31% 55.41% 44.47%
Sussex 3,097 60.35% 1.42% 0.23% 69.11% 30.45% 57.34% 42.66%
A leaner, meaner 5th for Tom Perriello.  We could have also tried to bring back Rick Boucher, but when you're forced to decide between a young up-and-coming progressive vs. a career Blue Dog in a more hostile district, the choice is obvious. This is a pretty blatant gerrymander, meant to string together all the Dems in Southside and to connect them to Dems in Charlottesville, Roanoke, ... and even Blacksburg. The result is a district Obama won by 16%, a massive improvement from the 3% loss he earned in the old 5th.  63% of the population is retained, along with 19% of the old 6th. Deeds kept it respectable, losing by 5; Shannon lost by 6 and Wagner by 3.

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
9 727,482 4.65% 1.92% 0.90% 37.28% 61.12% 30.64% 69.28%
Bland 6,824 3.34% 0.57% 0.26% 29.20% 68.64% 24.06% 75.88%
Bristol City 17,835 5.66% 1.24% 0.68% 36.21% 62.22% 27.48% 72.44%
Buchanan 24,098 2.56% 0.39% 0.22% 46.52% 51.99% 36.74% 63.22%
Carroll 30,042 0.59% 2.58% 0.18% 32.67% 65.08% 26.96% 72.97%
Craig 5,190 0.10% 0.69% 0.15% 33.46% 64.67% 32.17% 67.76%
Dickenson 15,903 0.32% 0.54% 0.11% 48.54% 49.22% 39.46% 60.46%
Floyd 15,279 1.83% 2.70% 0.23% 39.08% 59.09% 34.08% 65.77%
Franklin 17,645 6.66% 2.23% 0.35% 34.81% 63.58% 29.69% 70.26%
Galax City 7,042 6.23% 14.04% 0.53% 43.80% 54.83% 37.38% 62.40%
Giles 17,286 1.51% 1.21% 0.32% 40.95% 57.24% 36.56% 63.35%
Grayson 15,533 2.06% 2.68% 0.10% 34.35% 62.88% 29.71% 70.29%
Henry 42,221 16.80% 4.45% 0.43% 39.85% 58.67% 32.38% 67.61%
Lee 25,587 3.70% 1.59% 0.22% 34.89% 63.13% 25.71% 74.27%
Montgomery 48,264 4.48% 2.50% 3.89% 41.25% 57.32% 35.04% 64.83%
Norton City 3,958 6.32% 1.72% 1.41% 49.14% 49.21% 39.34% 60.55%
Patrick 18,490 5.87% 2.40% 0.23% 33.75% 64.37% 29.86% 70.04%
Pittsylvania 25,613 14.91% 2.89% 0.42% 30.51% 68.54% 23.11% 76.89%
Pulaski 34,872 5.04% 1.24% 0.51% 39.32% 58.85% 34.84% 65.12%
Radford City 16,408 7.79% 2.35% 1.56% 53.97% 44.54% 45.33% 54.56%
Roanoke 59,667 5.22% 2.27% 3.29% 39.92% 58.89% 32.83% 67.01%
Russell 28,897 0.81% 0.95% 0.18% 42.91% 55.59% 37.55% 62.42%
Salem City 24,802 7.11% 2.42% 1.62% 41.63% 57.13% 33.39% 66.45%
Scott 23,177 0.58% 1.01% 0.16% 27.59% 70.68% 21.14% 78.81%
Smyth 32,208 1.99% 1.64% 0.25% 34.46% 63.54% 26.38% 73.53%
Tazewell 45,078 2.96% 0.66% 0.64% 32.80% 65.65% 26.58% 73.36%
Washington 54,876 1.26% 1.32% 0.37% 32.91% 65.62% 25.10% 74.87%
Wise 41,452 5.16% 1.14% 0.34% 35.33% 63.05% 29.55% 70.33%
Wythe 29,235 2.80% 0.96% 0.44% 32.88% 65.70% 27.24% 72.63%
There simply isn't enough Democratic strength down here to support both Perriello and Boucher, and protecting Boucher would likely be a poor investment given the political trends.  We cede this district to Morgan Griffith, who retains 81% of his current territory.  With the adjustments to help Perriello, we see a bit of a shift rightward, with Obama losing by 24. Again, all the 09 Dems lost by 35%+.

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
6 726,966 7.04% 3.79% 1.10% 36.94% 61.83% 29.18% 70.72%
Alleghany 16,250 4.68% 1.08% 0.23% 48.22% 50.41% 61.23% 38.71%
Amherst 19,716 16.76% 2.05% 0.46% 38.06% 60.93% 28.68% 71.25%
Appomattox 14,973 20.08% 1.12% 0.23% 34.61% 64.26% 25.65% 74.33%
Augusta 73,750 3.97% 2.07% 0.50% 29.47% 69.35% 22.53% 77.40%
Bath 4,731 4.69% 2.13% 0.15% 42.89% 55.47% 63.47% 36.47%
Bedford 68,676 5.74% 1.59% 1.03% 30.75% 68.16% 22.87% 77.07%
Bedford City 6,222 20.19% 2.15% 0.66% 44.18% 54.75% 35.25% 64.75%
Botetourt 33,148 3.03% 1.07% 0.53% 32.71% 65.90% 28.56% 71.26%
Buena Vista City 6,650 5.22% 1.55% 0.44% 45.73% 52.91% 39.05% 60.95%
Campbell 54,842 14.16% 1.67% 1.00% 31.34% 67.58% 22.90% 76.92%
Covington City 5,961 12.51% 1.54% 0.57% 55.40% 43.33% 65.79% 34.07%
Frederick 42,487 2.93% 4.92% 0.80% 36.23% 62.27% 23.78% 76.07%
Greene 18,403 6.34% 4.24% 1.40% 38.43% 60.29% 27.37% 72.53%
Harrisonburg City 48,914 6.36% 15.67% 3.51% 57.54% 41.21% 42.16% 57.67%
Highland 2,321 0.26% 0.78% 0.17% 37.97% 59.85% 44.93% 55.07%
Lexington City 7,042 9.66% 3.85% 2.20% 62.24% 36.87% 60.53% 39.34%
Lynchburg City 50,458 17.40% 3.30% 3.37% 37.43% 61.36% 30.31% 69.59%
Madison 13,308 9.78% 1.77% 0.56% 42.72% 56.10% 30.46% 69.47%
Page 24,042 1.94% 1.55% 0.30% 40.76% 58.16% 29.73% 70.15%
Roanoke 29,706 4.84% 1.92% 1.67% 36.46% 62.48% 29.68% 70.19%
Rockbridge 22,307 2.66% 1.33% 0.47% 42.64% 56.22% 41.88% 58.07%
Rockingham 76,314 1.67% 5.34% 0.60% 31.36% 67.40% 21.75% 78.14%
Shenandoah 41,993 1.75% 6.14% 0.52% 35.96% 62.45% 25.00% 74.85%
Staunton City 23,746 12.15% 2.16% 0.78% 50.56% 48.39% 41.40% 58.54%
Waynesboro City 21,006 10.61% 6.36% 0.73% 44.09% 54.35% 30.97% 68.91%
Again, nothing to see here. Goodlatte retains 68% of his old territory, a strip along the Blue Ridge. The 2009 Dems lost by 40%+; Warner only won by 10 here in 2008.

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
7 727,428 15.09% 7.03% 1.94% 46.08% 52.82% 33.13% 66.74%
Caroline 28,545 29.34% 3.36% 0.62% 55.45% 43.48% 43.47% 56.47%
Clarke 14,034 5.32% 3.49% 0.90% 46.52% 51.68% 36.59% 63.31%
Culpeper 46,689 15.78% 8.90% 1.30% 44.59% 54.26% 29.61% 70.25%
Essex 11,151 38.09% 3.13% 0.77% 54.70% 44.35% 39.19% 60.81%
Fauquier 65,203 8.16% 6.41% 1.28% 42.71% 56.19% 31.10% 68.77%
Frederick 35,818 5.39% 8.59% 1.76% 41.35% 57.16% 26.68% 73.19%
Fredericksburg City 24,286 22.64% 10.73% 2.84% 63.60% 35.27% 50.84% 48.94%
King & Queen 6,945 28.44% 2.65% 0.24% 51.77% 47.58% 41.03% 58.87%
King George 23,584 17.87% 3.35% 1.16% 42.71% 56.22% 29.69% 70.18%
King William 15,935 17.69% 2.03% 0.74% 39.87% 59.20% 28.40% 71.54%
Lancaster 11,391 27.95% 1.04% 0.57% 46.63% 52.57% 35.16% 64.59%
Northumberland 12,330 25.33% 3.10% 0.30% 44.72% 54.56% 34.39% 65.41%
Orange 33,481 12.71% 3.40% 0.73% 44.98% 53.83% 32.66% 67.28%
Prince William 48,819 7.26% 8.41% 5.35% 40.63% 58.36% 29.10% 70.79%
Rappahannock 7,373 4.35% 3.09% 0.53% 47.79% 50.56% 42.20% 57.70%
Richmond 9,254 30.30% 5.51% 0.43% 43.20% 55.86% 31.69% 68.26%
Spotsylvania 122,397 15.25% 7.58% 2.31% 46.05% 52.91% 31.51% 68.35%
Stafford 128,961 16.97% 9.21% 2.81% 46.37% 52.69% 32.44% 67.39%
Warren 37,575 4.62% 3.51% 0.96% 43.39% 55.06% 31.32% 68.58%
Westmoreland 17,454 28.02% 5.74% 0.57% 54.64% 44.40% 41.38% 58.57%
Winchester City 26,203 10.93% 15.42% 2.33% 52.02% 46.66% 39.18% 60.67%
We could try to screw Eric Cantor out of a district, but again, that wouldn't necessarily be successful. Democratic voters(which would have likely had to come from NoVA) are better kept in the three decently solidly Dem NoVA districts. Without touching the Dems in NoVA though, we still try to draw as Democratic a district as possible, taking in various parts of the Northern Neck and the DC exurbs.  Hopefully, those areas - Fauquier, Culpeper, Winchester, etc. - will keep drifing left as DC's influence grows. While Obama lost by 7 here, there are still miles to go, with the 09 Dems having lost by 30% or more.  56% of this district is from the old 1st, 17% from the old 7th, and 21% from the old 10th (showing some of the growth it's experienced).

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
8 727,839 9.84% 13.29% 11.17% 63.39% 35.60% 53.71% 46.10%
Alexandria City 139,966 21.78% 16.09% 6.02% 71.73% 27.26% 62.76% 37.04%
Arlington 207,627 8.49% 15.11% 9.60% 71.71% 27.12% 65.49% 34.26%
Fairfax 82,317 2.50% 6.38% 16.70% 56.50% 42.63% 48.79% 51.06%
Falls Church City 12,332 4.31% 8.99% 9.42% 69.56% 29.19% 64.92% 34.94%
Loudoun 285,597 7.31% 12.76% 13.32% 53.59% 45.48% 38.92% 60.94%
Again, a shameless gerrymander.  But, we did manage to keep Alexandria and Arlington intact. Jim Moran probably needs a little more support than most Dems, which also factored into this decision. He keeps 52% of his old territory, with the balance coming from the 10th. Obama romped with a 28% victory, and Deeds even scored an 8% win here.

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
10 726,728 6.69% 14.60% 20.33% 59.46% 39.56% 48.16% 51.68%
Fairfax 677,449 6.75% 14.82% 20.12% 59.69% 39.33% 48.49% 51.34%
Fairfax City 22,565 4.75% 15.76% 15.21% 57.69% 41.16% 46.91% 52.98%
Loudoun 26,714 6.85% 7.98% 29.86% 54.50% 44.69% 37.43% 62.46%
The 10th has grown massively, and accordingly, needed to contract. This iteration of the 10th becomes an almost all-Fairfax affair, with a slight section of Loudoun added. This would have swingy-ish characteristics in bad years, but Obama won by 20 and Deeds only lost by 3.5; both Shannon and Wagner won here as well.  Only 30%, though, is from the old 10th (30%), with more being from the old 11th (54%); this district is probably a bit more inner suburban than outer (think Annandale v. Sterling).

County Pop Black% Hisp% Asian% Obama% McCain% Deeds% McD%
11 727,237 18.72% 21.55% 9.69% 61.05% 38.08% 46.98% 52.89%
Fairfax 321,960 15.98% 19.52% 12.30% 62.16% 36.93% 50.62% 49.23%
Manassas City 37,821 13.72% 31.40% 4.98% 55.17% 43.85% 38.00% 61.92%
Manassas Park City 14,273 12.98% 32.54% 8.97% 59.49% 39.47% 39.83% 60.17%
Prince William 353,183 21.99% 21.90% 7.84% 60.51% 38.66% 43.76% 56.10%
Gerry Connolly's district shifts southward a bit, taking in more of Prince William County.  But unlike before, this district takes in the southern (and Democratic) part of PW.  Connolly retains 47% of his old territory, but the parts he sheds he won't necessarily miss.  Interestingly, Obama did better here than in the new 10th (23 point win), but this area swung harder against the Dems in 09, with Shannon and Wagner losing by 1 and Deeds by 6. This, of course, is still an improvement over the 10-point loss Deeds suffered in the current 11th.
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Census 2010 Quick Cuts: A 5-5-1 Virginia | 8 comments
Interesting map
Is the 5th connected?  I can't really tell.

26, white male, TX-24, liberal-leaning independent
That other bit...
On the statewide map seems to be VA-2, which isn't labeled.  

I'm not sure why he decided to not use a full color palette.  

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Hey Jeff, nice map
Is this a sneak preview of things to come?
Thanks for posting this map
I think we will see some sort of compromise in VA.  There's a chance it ends up in court-federal court-but I think we see a modified incumbent protection plan.  

I think VA11 comes out more democratic-VA5-VA2-VA4 stay about the same while VA10 is weakened a bit as it loses  that stuff in the NW part of the district.

I think that can be sorted out.  I could be wrong.

I do think we will see an early indication of whatever approach the DOJ will take.  VA or LA or MS will be racing to see who gets there 1st .

"Greetings, loved ones. Let's take a journey..."
wouldn't this be more appropriate for California? :P

21, dude, RI-01 (registered) IL-01 (college)
please help Japan. click "donate funds" in upper right and then "Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami." http://www.redcross.org/
I don't know if...
I lose more points for putting that reference in, or you lose more points for getting it.

Horrible song, but I love it.

[ Parent ]
Well, I'm a stereotypical gay, so there's my excuse
I'll go for any fun song no matter how bad it is, besides Party in the USA :)

21, dude, RI-01 (registered) IL-01 (college)
please help Japan. click "donate funds" in upper right and then "Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami." http://www.redcross.org/
[ Parent ]
Haha
As a lifelong Virginia Dem and former intern for Congressman Perriello, I heartily approve of this gerrymander. Great work.

24, male, Democrat, VA-06 (currently in Italy), went to school in VA-05
Census 2010 Quick Cuts: A 5-5-1 Virginia | 8 comments

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