Inspired by the Brad Miller thread I made for the 1000 district series. This time, draw your own normal Congressional district.
'What I came up with for myself:
Though its labeled CD6, this is essentially the
old CD3; I traded many of the River Parishes for most of Orleans Parish and a hand into Lafayette.
Like the district I drew in the 1000 district series, this is McCain-> Obama:
2008:
McCain: 51.3%
Obama: 46.7%
2012
Obama: 49.4%
Romney: 48.7%
Because I had to work around a VRA district, I ended up drawing the whole map. If you're from a medium/smaller states, bonus points if you draw your entire state!
I ended up merging the old 5th and 6th. During the redistricting session, Republicans criticized Boustany for working with Democrats to pass a selfish map for himself; he'd also like my map as he wouldn't have a primary fight.
I'd end up running against Landry, though he'd be too conservative to win.
As usual, I tried to make the CD4 as Democratic as possible. McCain won it 52.5/46.5. Many of the parishes there, including Caddo, swung to Obama, but I don't think it was enough to flip it.
Close up of New Orleans:
I had to give CD2 most of the black areas of Orleans Parish to keep its VRA status. It ended up being 55.5% BVAP. To make my district more Democratic though, I had CD2 take in some Republican areas of the West Bank in Jefferson Parish.
