Monday, April 24, 2023

The Art of the Texas Gerrymander: U.S. House District 8


Feeding Time

Once again, it's all about diluting the Democratic vote in Houston.
 
Freshman legislator Morgan Luttrell (R-Magnolia) won his seat with 70.2% of the vote.



That's what happen when you have white guys in control of a state where the white/non-Hispanic population is in the minority  (40.3%)
Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first draft of a new congressional map that would largely protect incumbents while reducing the number of districts in which Black and Hispanic residents make up the majority of eligible voters. The map reduces the number of districts dominated by people of color even though Texas gained two additional congressional seats and the population of Asian, Black and Hispanic Texans outpaced white Texans over the last decade. 
Republicans constructed the map with incumbent protection in mind — a strategy that focused on bolstering vulnerable GOP seats rather than aggressively adding new seats that could flip from blue to red. However, the map does in fact strengthen Republican positioning overall in Texas, going from 22 to 25 districts that would have voted for Donald Trump in 2020.

Related posts:
District 1.  (4/19/2023)
District 2.  (4/19/2023)
District 3.  (4/19/2023)
District 4.  (4/21/2023)
District 5.  (4/21/2023)
District 6.  (4/21/2023)
District 7.  (4/24/2023)

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