https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-slightly-better-off-after-post-census-congressional-redistricting_4390582.htmlDemocrats Slightly Better Off After Post-Census Congressional RedistrictingBy John Haughey
April 8, 2022
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This is easily done with a click of the mouse using free add-ons/extensions.Excerpt:With 397 of 435 congressional districts set for 2022 elections after Census reapportionment, a range of analyses acknowledge that heading into fall’s midterms, Democrats will benefit more than Republicans from the once-every-decade process.
According to reviews and constantly updated trackers posted by Real Clear Politics, Politico, Fox News, and FiveThirtyEight, among others, neither party stands to make significant gains as a result of the reapportionment in securing the 218 seats necessary to hold the majority in Congress.
Democrats now hold a 221-209 advantage in the House with five vacancies.
Varied analyses maintain redistricting nationwide has so far created between eight to 11 more “Democratic-leaning” seats, two to six fewer “Republican-leaning” seats, and significantly fewer “competitive districts.”
On April 7, Politico’s redistricting tracker classified the mapped 397 congressional districts with 183 being “strong Biden,” 153 being “strong Trump,” and 61 being “competitive districts.”
On April 4, FiveThirtyEight’s redistricting tracker indicated that there were 181 “Democrat-leaning” congressional districts, 182 “Republican-leaning” districts, and 34 “highly competitive” districts.
Among reasons for the increase in Democratic congressional districts—which surprised many analysts—are “aggressive gerrymanders” in several Democrat-controlled states, most notably New York.
New York lawmakers ignored a nonpartisan redistricting commission’s maps and instead created a set that eliminates four of the eight congressional districts that lean Republican. The legislature’s map turns a 19-8 Democrat-controlled congressional delegation into a 22-4 Democrat dominant contingent.
On March 30, New York Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister ordered state lawmakers to redraw their adopted legislative maps by April 11 or the court would appoint an independent body to do so.
But on April 4, State Appellate Division Justice Stephen K. Lindley put a temporary hold on McAllister’s ruling until an April 7 hearing on whether to extend the stay for the 2022 election cycle. Lindley was expected to issue a decision by April 8.
Legal actions against Republican attempts at gerrymandering have been more successful, with courts overturning proposed legislative and congressional district maps crafted by GOP-dominant legislatures in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
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