Which congressional or other electoral districts have you been to in 2015?

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Spent the evening at the Illuminations light show at the Morton Arboretum and later to a field to spot Comet Lovejoy through binoculars.

IL-6,14

Total: 2

History: 2014-107; 2013-92; 2012-54; 2011-110; 2010-68

Thank to Nutmeg's links. But 2008 and 2009 go to pages that have been deleted.

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DC
Total: 1: 1 D

U.S. totals:
2014: 55: 32 D, 23 R
2013: 41: 24 D, 17 R
2012: 52: 26 D, 26 R
2011: 82: 47 R, 34 D, 1 vacant
2010: 92: 61 D, 31 R
2009: 112: 61 D, 51 R
2008: 164: 90 D, 74 R

History: 2014-107; 2013-92; 2012-54; 2011-110; 2010-68

Thank to Nutmeg's links. But 2008 and 2009 go to pages that have been deleted.

. Let's see, is my 2008 still the record, followed by my 2009, your 2011, and your 2014? Torie has up there too at times, IIRC. Too bad the records are gone!

My 2008 was quite high, but not as high as yours. Unfortunately, I didn't save it. 164 was quite an achievement.

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A trip into Chicago is a good way to pick up a lot of CDs.

IL-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,14,16

Total: 2 10

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A trip into Chicago is a good way to pick up a lot of CDs.

IL-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,14,16

Total: 2 10

Image how many CD's I drove through to get from Laguna Niguel to the Silverlake district of LA. Did that a lot. Now the only other CD I regularly pick up is the Albany CD. Been too busy to get down to NYC.   

I just got an idea. Figure out in how in say 12 hours, say 14 hours for stops (gotta check out the Williamsburg hood in Brooklyn in more detail, the most fascinating place demographically on earth), to maximize the  CD's Dan and I can get to from Hudson? It might be some trip that goes down into North Jersey after picking up the Westchester CD's, and then winds a bit through NYC to hit them all, maybe getting as far east as NY-1, maybe not, and then back up north, picking up all of the CD's in CT, and the Western Mass CD, before heading back over the line into NY-19. Or something like that. Yes, I know, just nutter.

Try this little trip on for size.

Take the Thruway south to the Suffern exit then after a brief stretch on 287 take NJ 17 to Paramus. That should take you just under 2 hours (NY 19, 18, 17, NJ 5).

From there go south on the Garden State to the NJ Turnpike (I-95) in Edison then go north on the Turnpike to I-278 and take the Goethals into Staten Island and the Verrazano into Brooklyn. That's a little over an hour (NJ 9, 11, 10, 7, 6, 10 again, 8, and NY 11).

Take the Belt Parkway east after entering Brooklyn Get off at Coney Island Ave, go north to Ave Y to Knapp then back to the Belt Parkway east. Stay on that as it becomes the Laurelton then Southern State Parkway out to NY 135 north through Bethpage. That's another hour or so (NY 9, 8, 5, 4, 2, 3).

From Bethpage continue north to the Long Island Expwy (I-495). Head west back to the city and go south of I-278 to get to Williamsburg. That should be less than an hour (NY 6, 14, 12, 7) making your total drive so far about 5 hours.

After playing in Williamsburg cross the Willamsburg Bridge into Manhattan and cross the island to the west side. Follow the Henry Hudson Pkwy up to I-95. Then take I-95 east to Rye NY. That's another hour or so depending on Manhattan traffic (NY 10, 13, 15, 14 again, 16).

Now go into CT on I-95. Go north on I-91 into MA and go west on the Mass Pike to return to Hudson. That swing is about 3 and half hours, but crosses through all five CT CDs plus MA-1.

That brings the total drive time to around 10 hours and you will have visited 31 CDs.

 

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A day trip to the state capital adds a couple more CDs.

IL-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,13,14,16,18

Total: 10 12

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UPDATE 1/26/15

IL-10 (home)
IL-9
IL-5
IL-4
IL-6
IL-13 (school)
IL-8
IL-11
IL-1
IL-2
IL-16
IL-15

Crazy to think I have been to so many Illinois districts and yet have not left the state yet.

The Dem gerrymander makes it a breeze to cross lots of CDs in a short distance. Since you are covering half the state between UIUC and home, a large proportion of the state's CDs isn't unreasonable. BTW how did you get IL-4, but not IL-3 or IL-7?

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UPDATE 1/26/15

IL-10 (home)
IL-9
IL-5
IL-4
IL-6
IL-13 (school)
IL-8
IL-11
IL-1
IL-2
IL-16
IL-15

Crazy to think I have been to so many Illinois districts and yet have not left the state yet.

The Dem gerrymander makes it a breeze to cross lots of CDs in a short distance. Since you are covering half the state between UIUC and home, a large proportion of the state's CDs isn't unreasonable. BTW how did you get IL-4, but not IL-3 or IL-7?

I did hit IL-3, corrected my post. IL-7 does not cover any of 294, which I took on a drive from Lake to Champaign. IL-4 does cover a piece of the bypass.

Between I-88 and just north of the I-290 overpass the line between Il-4 and IL-7 runs down the center of the southbound side of I-294. If you traveled north to home you definitely were in IL-7. If you only went south it depends on whether you were in the left hand lanes or stayed to the right. If you were to the left to avoid merging and exiting traffic, then you can claim IL-7 going to school (source: IL State Board of Elections).

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I finally got out of state last weekend, so an update is in order.

CO-1,6,7
IL-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,13,14,16,18

Total: 12 15

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A slow start to the year - still 5 CDs left in IL.

CO-1,6,7
IL-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,13,14,16,17,18

Total: 15 16

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I had a busy weekend.

CO-1,2,3,6,7
IL-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
MN-5
MO-1

Total: 16 22

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In MA for graduation at WPI

CO-1,2,3,6,7
IL-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
MA-2,3,4,5,7,8
MN-5
MO-1

Total: 22 28

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I spent my birthday this last weekend at the Chicago Botanical Gardens.

CO-1,2,3,6,7
IL-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
MA-2,3,4,5,7,8
MN-5
MO-1

Total: 28 29

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A visit to the Museum of Science and Industry completes all 18 CDs in IL.

CO-1,2,3,6,7
IL-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
MA-2,3,4,5,7,8
MN-5
MO-1

Total: 29 31

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The outbound part of the road trip is complete and added in.

CO-1,2,3,6,7
ID-1
IL-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
MA-2,3,4,5,7,8
MN-3,4,5,6,7,8
MO-1
MT-AL
ND-AL
WA-1,2,4,5,8
WI-1,2,3,6,7

Total: 31 49

Edit to include the 2015 Canadian ridings visited on the road trip (7):
AB: Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
BC: Delta, Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, Saanich-Gulf Islands, South Surrey-White Rock, Victoria
MB: Brandon-Souris

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And now the return drive ...

The outbound part of the road trip is complete and added in.

CO-1,2,3,6,7
ID-1
IL-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
IA-1,2,4
MA-2,3,4,5,7,8
MN-3,4,5,6,7,8
MO-1
MT-AL
ND-AL
OR-2,3
SD-AL
WA-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
WI-1,2,3,6,7
WY-AL

Total: 31 49 61

Edit to include the 2015 Canadian ridings visited on the road trip (7):
AB: Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
BC: Delta, Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, Saanich-Gulf Islands, South Surrey-White Rock, Victoria
MB: Brandon-Souris

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After my traditional Thanksgiving visit;

CO-1,2,3,6,7
ID-1
IL-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
IA-1,2,3,4
MA-2,3,4,5,7,8
MN-3,4,5,6,7,8
MO-1,4,5,6
MT-AL
ND-AL
OR-2,3
SD-AL
WA-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
WI-1,2,3,6,7
WY-AL

Total: 61 65

Adding the 2015 Canadian ridings visited on the summer road trip (7):
AB: Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
BC: Delta, Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, Saanich-Gulf Islands, South Surrey-White Rock, Victoria
MB: Brandon-Souris

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Drove to MA for Christmas

and an edit to visit some friends while there.

CO-1,2,3,6,7
ID-1
IL-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
IN-1,2,3
IA-1,2,3,4
MA-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
MN-3,4,5,6,7,8
MO-1,4,5,6
MT-AL
NH-2
NY-19,20,22,23,24,25,26,27
ND-AL
OH-4,5,7,9,11,14,16
OR-2,3
PA-3,5
SD-AL
WA-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
WI-1,2,3,6,7
WY-AL

Total: 65 88

Adding the 2015 Canadian ridings visited on the summer road trip (7):
AB: Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
BC: Delta, Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, Saanich-Gulf Islands, South Surrey-White Rock, Victoria
MB: Brandon-Souris

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To avoid the winter storm we took a slightly longer path back through southern PA and OH.

CO-1,2,3,6,7
CT-1,2,3,4,5
ID-1
IL-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
IN-1,2,3,4,5,6
IA-1,2,3,4
MA-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
MN-3,4,5,6,7,8
MO-1,4,5,6
MT-AL
NH-2
NJ-5,7,9,11
NY-13,15,16,17,19,20,22,23,24,25,26,27
ND-AL
OH-3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16
OR-2,3
PA-3,4,5,9,11,12,15,17,18
SD-AL
WA-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
WV-1
WI-1,2,3,6,7
WY-AL

Total: 88 118

Adding the 2015 Canadian ridings visited on the summer road trip (7):
AB: Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
BC: Delta, Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, Saanich-Gulf Islands, South Surrey-White Rock, Victoria
MB: Brandon-Souris

[muon2]

Well...

Until recently, it would just be a few in NC, SC, and GA, but I've vacationed to NY/NJ and so I'll have to count some of those as well. No idea which ones, though.

I use this tool built on google maps. I you know where you were on a map, you can find the district.