US House Redistricting: Mississippi

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It looks like judges will be drawing the congressional districts.

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So when is the now-Republican controlled legislature going to get around to redrawing state legislative districts? 

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So when is the now-Republican controlled legislature going to get around to redrawing state legislative districts?  

Pretty much answers my own question -towards the end of April.

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The redistricting plan for the Mississippi House will be unveiled tomorrow.  The Senate will likely unveil its redistricting plan a few days later.  

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In case anyone cares, the redistricting map for the Mississippi House has been released, and as expected, it targets white Democrats by increasing black majority districts:



If anyone has a clearer version, please don't hesitate to share it.  

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As expected, the House approves the new map.  And here is the PDF version of the map.  

And a more user-friendly version:



Does anyone think the Justice Department will let this map stand and focus instead on voter ID laws and other measures?

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And the Mississippi Senate follows through in approving its map:



And if you want a larger image, click here. 

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Assuming the Justice Department clears these maps -which they probably will- how big will Republican majorities be in either chamber?  

Here's what we have currently, with our color scheme:

Mississippi House:

64 Republicans
58 Democrats

Mississippi Senate:

31 Republicans
21 Democrats

The bolded colors indicate the party in charge of that particular chamber.