US House Redistricting: Ohio

[Platypus]

I made this plan with three guidelines;

1. If possible, maintain county lines
2. Population deviation between -75 and +75
3. Try where possible to maintain current 'flavour' of existing districts.

Number two was the most important, and all districts except District 2 meet this criteria.







District 11 is just a simple majority African-American.

Obviously this plan is far from perfect, but it's my starting point, and I'll aim to refine from here. I really dislike Mansfield, and I'm not sure about the Springfield - Columbus district.

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[Platypus]

I think the 12th is certainly vulnerable to attack, and I agree with you on the Springfield-Columbus link.

I think it's basically a map that favours the Republicans because it reflects the past map, but is far more open to challenge from the right Democratic candidates. It's the kind of map the GOP could propose if they wanted to claim neutrality but only lose 1-2 seats.