US House Redistricting: Georgia

[freepcrusher]

is there a metropolitan area as politically diverse as the Atlanta area? You can dry a compact 94% Obama district without trying, but you can also draw a compact 75% McCain district in the northern perimeter of the area.

[freepcrusher]

is there a metropolitan area as politically diverse as the Atlanta area? You can dry a compact 94% Obama district without trying, but you can also draw a compact 75% McCain district in the northern perimeter of the area.

Maybe Dallas or Houston.

I would agree with Houston. In 1984, there was a district that took in the area inside the 610 loop called the 18th District that gave Walter Mondale 72 percent of the vote. There was also a district right next to it that took in the the memorial villages, river oaks, and the remaining western part of the county called the 7th which gave Reagan 83 percent of the vote.

[freepcrusher]

Ouch, Bacon King's home was 76% McCain. And I thought my home in Bismarck, ND was bad enough.

Don't remind me!

Not being familiar with the demographics of that location, were the 2004 numbers more or less Republican then the 2008 numbers?

probably more republican. Obama did better in pretty much all sub or ex urban areas in the country.

[freepcrusher]

there are certain areas of Georgia (like in Athens or inside the 285 perimeter) where Obama won the white vote. Considering he only won 23% of the white vote statewide, its disturbing to consider what % of the white vote he won if one takes out those areas. I'm guessing it would be almost as bad as there neighbor to the west.