> Is a fair map
> Draws Maine East-West
Okay then -_-
Population densities should be taken into account when determining if a map is East-West, North-South etc.
Cumberland and York County already account for ca. 70% of a district anchored in the South-West.
The current map adds Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and a majority of Kennebec.
Solid's map adds Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin.
In my opinion there is no excuse for a good compact map not to add Androscoggin, if you at the same time add a majority of Kennebec. I mean you could argue for a coastal district including Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, Wado and parts of Hancock; but not Kennebec.
If you add Androscoggin, a very nice compact South-Western district would also include Sagadahoc and a majority of Oxford. This would look quite differently from Solid's district, but the only difference is switching Sagadahoc for Franklin and the rest of Oxford. Sagadahoc accounts for only 5% of a district. So in many regards these are essentially the same districts, the difference being that Solid's plan doesn't split any counties at all.
Yeah this is my about idea of a fair ME map - York + Cumberland, then Sagadahoc, Lincoln, and Androscoggin, with a cut in to grab 7K from somewhere. While I am the kind of guy who OBSESSES over counties cut, Maine and the rest of New England are an area of the country where it is better to keep towns intact rather then counties. Looking at cross-county communities of interest, it also makes more sense - the midcoast is more in line with the southern corners identity then the rural upstate.
Hell if we are not cutting counties, Sag+Lincoln+Andros has less pop div then Oxford+Franklin+Andros - 7K is better then 10K.
