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[Hatman 🍁]

Rhode Island

 

[Hatman 🍁]

New Hampshire.  I like these district names, I didn't use a single town or city for them

[Хahar 🤔]

Just for fun, I did an Idaho map with 14 Canada-sized constituencies.



Coeur d'Alene (dark salmon): 62.5% McCain
Bonner—Shoshone (olive): 62.3% McCain
Lewiston—Moscow (cornflower blue): 59.2% McCain
Caldwell (chartreuse): 68.9% McCain
Nampa (deep pink): 68.5% McCain
Boise West (cyan): 66.0% McCain
Boise—Cloverdale (slate blue): 58.3% McCain
Boise Center (dark gray): 62.3% Obama
Sawtooth—Salmon River (teal): 52.8% McCain
Owyhee—Twin Falls (gold): 69.5% McCain
Snake Valley (red): 77.8% McCain
Pocatello (dark magenta): 60.8% McCain
Blackfoot—Rexburg (red): 80.6% McCain
Idaho Falls (blue): 69.7% McCain

[Hatman 🍁]

Maine:

[Hatman 🍁]

Hawaii



ETA: *checks actual CD map*

Wow, I think I've somehow managed the exact same borders as the current congressional districts.

[Smid]

Put together the ones people have already completed, onto a single map. I'm not entirely satisfied with my efforts in Massachusetts, but thought I'd upload now anyway, since the thread seems to have slowed down a little and perhaps this will prompt a few more states. I've started on a bit of a Boston inset but not rushing it, and it will mainly just show the dark blue riding (in the original uploaded map) with a small amount of area surrounding. Bigger version in the gallery, and I intend on adding states as you guys complete them (assuming there are no objections, either to me doing this, nor to any state that gets completed by different posters... we should probably have something resembling consensus on riding boundaries before I go editing the map).

Ridings of the US Parliament




Edit to add in DC, since it receives just a single riding within its established boundaries.

[Hatman 🍁]

Here's Idaho:

[Хahar 🤔]

If it were at all possible, I wouldn't split Pocatello and Idaho Falls; an east-west split would make most sense, given religious demographics.

[Smid]

If it were at all possible, I wouldn't split Pocatello and Idaho Falls; an east-west split would make most sense, given religious demographics.

I know nothing about intra-state demographics of, well, pretty much any part of the US, so I'm not trying to sound obnoxious here (and also a reason why I'm not drawing any boundaries myself). I think Idaho currently has two Congressional Districts arranged east-west, though, doesn't it? Is this the reason?

Incidentally, Earl, I like your style of uploading the maps, with the clear markings of the counties, it makes it far easier when I'm trying to mark them on the map I've been using.

[Hatman 🍁]

If it were at all possible, I wouldn't split Pocatello and Idaho Falls; an east-west split would make most sense, given religious demographics.

I didn't want a really long riding though. Feel free to make your own map.

Here is Nebraska



I just realized some of the population figures Ive been using on some maps may not be the 2010 census. Oh well.

[Хahar 🤔]

If it were at all possible, I wouldn't split Pocatello and Idaho Falls; an east-west split would make most sense, given religious demographics.

I know nothing about intra-state demographics of, well, pretty much any part of the US, so I'm not trying to sound obnoxious here (and also a reason why I'm not drawing any boundaries myself). I think Idaho currently has two Congressional Districts arranged east-west, though, doesn't it? Is this the reason?

Incidentally, Earl, I like your style of uploading the maps, with the clear markings of the counties, it makes it far easier when I'm trying to mark them on the map I've been using.

This map demonstrates pretty well the cultural split in Idaho:

[Jackson]

In the case of your Idaho districts Hatman, I would move Ada, Gem, Boise, Payette, and Canyon counties into Panhandle-Idaho Falls and rename it Boise-Panhandle. I would then remove all the counties east of Valley and Idaho counties and move them into the other riding which I would rename Snake Valley.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

NY coming up. 34 seats! whoo! DRA will be used.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I've spent the last hour just trying to get the new york map to open. I can not. I can't even get Texas to open. I'll have to do a smaller state.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

K. Forget about DRA. I cant open NY, Texas, Illi, Mich, NJ... I was able to open Iowa, just barely.

I'll be doing NY on a county level. I'll have to figure out NYC later.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

K so, it turns out this is the best I can do... uugh. I'm out for all the other states.

[Hatman 🍁]

Names?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Teddy, wouldn't it be possible to respect county lines a bit more ? I think that's what Canadian apportioners would focus on, isn't it ?

[Hatman 🍁]

Teddy, wouldn't it be possible to respect county lines a bit more ? I think that's what Canadian apportioners would focus on, isn't it ?

Our ridings are smaller, so we don't follow county lines that much (and many provinces dont have counties or county equivalents [SK, MB, NL]) , but we do follow municipal lines as much as possible.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Names?

I can't speak for Teddy, but might I suggest, if he doesn't have better names, Waterbury--Litchfield Hills, Stamford--Bridgeport West, New Haven--Bridgeport East, Woodstock--Storrs--Norwich--New London, Windsor Locks--Hartford North, and Middletown--Hartford South?

I can do New York later this afternoon if anybody wants.

[Hatman 🍁]

Here's a re-do of Idaho that keeps the Mormon area together (since the boundary commission did not like my first map),

[Hatman 🍁]

West Virginia. Grandfathered into an extra seat,

[Smid]

Updated to include Earl's map of Nebraska.

I'll wait a few hours longer, to allow for comment on Earl's second Idaho, West Virginia, and Teddy's Connecticut. Assuming no further discussion on those states, I'll update the map later today to incorporate those boundaries. As I said yesterday, I don't know much about intra-state demographics in the US, but I think that map of WV looks really good.

Ridings of the US Parliament




States completed (ridings): 18 (59)

Alaska (2)
Connecticut (6)
Delaware (2)
DC (1)
Hawaii (2)
Maine (2)
Massachusetts (11)
Missouri (9)
Montana (2)
Nebraska (3)
New Hampshire (2)
North Dakota (2)
Rhode Island (2)
South Dakota (2)
Utah (3)
Vermont (2)
West Virginia (4)
Wyoming (2)


Pending (ridings): 5 (47)
Idaho (2)
New Mexico (3)
Nevada (3)
Kansas (5)
New York (34)


Remaining States (ridings): 28 (371)
Arkansas (4)
Mississippi (5)
Oregon (5)
Iowa (6)
Oklahoma (6)
South Carolina (6)
Alabama (7)
Colorado (7)
Kentucky (7)
Louisiana (8)
Maryland (8)
Minnesota (8)
Arizona (9)
Tennessee (9)
Washington (9)
Wisconsin (9)
Indiana (10)
Virginia (11)
Georgia (13)
North Carolina (13)
New Jersey (14)
Michigan (18)
Ohio (21)
Illinois (22)
Pennsylvania (23)
Florida (26)
Texas (35)
California (52)

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'm working on New York now. 24 out of 34 ridings completed.

[Хahar 🤔]

Ideally, the entire Boise metropolitan area would be in one district. That should be possible. I would make my own map, but I'm occupied at the moment.