Opinion of this redistricting proposal?

[Yelnoc]

That looks like a gerrymander.  From a non-Silly POV, I would prefer the Pacific combined with the IDS.  And the Midwest-and Mideast combined into one heartland region.  That would make elections more competitive in both regions.  That is not to say I endorse this; I like the IDS how it is (though yes, we could use a little more activity).  But if I had to prune the regions down to three, that's how I would do it.

[Yelnoc]

We certainly don't need to be adding Senators considering what we have now could be argued as too many.

The regions (under Teddy's plan) could each elect three senators, while at-large elections could be done away with.  (Just a thought).

[Yelnoc]

Trade West Virginia for Kansas and that is a more sensible set-up from an OTL US perspective than the current 5 region scheme.  The only thing that jumps out at me as problematic is the size of the new Western Region.

[Yelnoc]

Trade West Virginia for Kansas and that is a more sensible set-up from an OTL US perspective than the current 5 region scheme.  The only thing that jumps out at me as problematic is the size of the new Western Region.

Is this what you have in mind?

I like this proposal, actually.  I have always wanted Virginia in the Southeast since I first got into this game nearly six years ago.  It's exciting to see there is a prospect it might actually happen...

Yes, that is.  Though now that I look at it, the South may need to be paired down a bit and the northeast grown.  It would be more even if the NE had PA and DE back, and then West Virgnia, Missouri, and Oklahoma were transferred to the Rust/Corn Belt.

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[Yelnoc]

I guess the question for four regions becomes, how much effort should we put into population equity? I mean the Northeast is still rather overpopulated even if we take away PA. The current Pacific is barely half the ideal size for a new region (34.5 persons) so it would need to gobble up a lot.

But most of the Northeast is inactive.  Besides, people can move.  Any combination might prompt a lot of moving.  I would be interested if someone crunched the numbers for the below proposal.