United States Senate Redistricting 2012

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Region 56: Jesse Owens/Birmingham/Alabama Piedmont

State Percentage: AL-100%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Birmingham, AL 2) Montgomery, AL 3) Huntsville, AL
Obama: 38.8%
McCain: 61.2%
Democratic Average: 44.3%
Republican Average: 55.7% 
Obama Swing: -.5.5%
PVI: R+9
White Percentage: 69.9%
Black Percentage: 23.9%
Hispanic Percentage: 3.6%
Asian Percentage: 1.2%
Native American Percentage: 0.5%
Other Percentage: 1.0%
Current Senators: Richard Shelby (R-AL)

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Region 57: Senator Hubert H Humphrey/Minneapolis/Mouth of the Minnesota River

State Percentage: MN-100%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Minneapolis, MN 2) St. Paul, MN 3) Bloomington, MN
Obama: 57.9% 
McCain: 42.1% 
Democratic Average: 55.7%
Republican Average: 44.3% 
Obama Swing: 2.2%
PVI: D+6
White Percentage: 81.3
Black Percentage: 6.6%
Hispanic Percentage: 4.6%
Asian Percentage: 5.5%
Native American Percentage: 0.6%
Other Percentage: 1.5%
Current Senators: Al Franken (D-MN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

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Region 58: President Herbert Hoover/Rockford/The Corn Belt

State Percentage: IL-60.1%/IA-39.9%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Rockford, IL 2) Cedar Rapids, IA 3) Peoria, IL
Obama: 56.2%
McCain: 43.8%
Democratic Average: 46.8%
Republican Average: 53.2% 
Obama Swing: 9.4%
PVI: D+1
White Percentage: 87.8%
Black Percentage: 4.9%
Hispanic Percentage: 4.5%
Asian Percentage: 1.7%
Native American Percentage: 0.2%
Other Percentage: 0.9%
Current Senators: None 

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Region 59: Mark Twain/St. Louis/Mouth of the Missouri River 

State Percentage MO-73.6%/IL-26.4%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) St. Louis, MO 2) O’Fallon, MO 3) St. Charles, MO
Obama: 57.4%
McCain: 42.6%
Democratic Average: 58.3%
Republican Average: 41.7% 
Obama Swing: -0.9%
PVI: D+7.5
White Percentage: 78.5% 
Black Percentage: 16.0%
Hispanic Percentage: 2.2%
Asian Percentage: 2.1%
Native American Percentage: 0.2%
Other Percentage: 1.1%
Current Senators: None

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Region 60: President Abraham Lincoln/Mouth of the Ohio River

State Percentage: IL-50.7%/MO-16.1%/TN-11.4%/IN-8.2%/AR-7.3%/KY-6.4%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Springfield, IL 2) Champaign, IL 3) Jonesboro, AR
Obama: 44.1%
McCain: 55.9%
Democratic Average: 33.6%
Republican Average: 66.4% 
Obama Swing: 10.5%
PVI: R+11.5
White Percentage: 88.2%
Black Percentage: 7.4%
Hispanic Percentage: 2.0%
Asian Percentage: 1.3%
Native American Percentage: 0.3%
Other Percentage: 0.8%
Current Senators: Dick Durban (D-IL) 

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That's all for tonight! I'll be finishing up the Deep South in the next set of updates before moving into Texas.

[Miles]

Wow at 53! I'm not sure how I feel about it; its certainly interesting though. Culturally, I think NOLA would be a bit out of place, but if you're aiming to get the black population up, it makes sense. Mary Landrieu could probably hold it against a primary challenger; her dad helped to desegregate NOLA, so black voters have always been loyal to the Landrieus.

[morgieb]

Wow at 53! I'm not sure how I feel about it; its certainly interesting though. Culturally, I think NOLA would be a bit out of place, but if you're aiming to get the black population up, it makes sense. Mary Landrieu could probably hold it against a primary challenger; her dad helped to desegregate NOLA, so black voters have always been loyal to the Landrieus.

It's not just racial issues that Landrieu has, ideological issues could harm her too.

[OAM]

Ah, 60... nice name with Abe Lincoln, but it most definitely won't suit my politics.

[Gass3268]

Ah, 60... nice name with Abe Lincoln, but it most definitely won't suit my politics.

Yeah, Southern Illinois kind of got up in my Midwest "Let's see what's left over district." I have one other district that is like that out west. I also thought it was cool that the district named after Honest Abe has 2 Northern states, 2 Border states and 2 Confederate states. 

[Gass3268]

Wow at 53! I'm not sure how I feel about it; its certainly interesting though. Culturally, I think NOLA would be a bit out of place, but if you're aiming to get the black population up, it makes sense. Mary Landrieu could probably hold it against a primary challenger; her dad helped to desegregate NOLA, so black voters have always been loyal to the Landrieus.

I can see the cultural issue, but I really felt like African American's deserved at least 2 districts in the South. So that was my goal with this region and the inter-city Atlanta region. I have a few ideas on what I want to do with the primary election in this region.

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Region 61: President Harry S Thurman/Kansas City/Missouri River Valley

State Percentage: MO-61.5%/KS-38.5%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Kansas City, MO 2) Overland Park, KS 3) Kansas City, KS
Obama: 50.9%
McCain: 49.1%
Democratic Average: 51.9%
Republican Average: 48.1% 
Obama Swing: -1.0%
PVI: D+1
White Percentage: 80.8%
Black Percentage: 9.5%
Hispanic Percentage: 5.7%
Asian Percentage: 2.1%
Native American Percentage: 0.5%
Other Percentage: 1.4%
Current Senators:  Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Jeff Moran (R-KS) 

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Region 62: Elvis Presley/Mobile/ Black and Pine Belt

State Percentage: AL-54.8%/MS-28.8%/TN-12.8%/GA-3.6% 
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Mobile, AL 2) Columbus, GA 3) Dothan, AL
Obama: 40.3%
McCain: 59.7%
Democratic Average: 43.1%
Republican Average: 56.9% 
Obama Swing: -2.8%
PVI: R+9
White Percentage: 68.3%
Black Percentage: 27.2%
Hispanic Percentage: 2.5%
Asian Percentage: 0.9%
Native American Percentage: 0.7%
Other Percentage: 0.8%
Current Senators: Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Rob Wicker (R-MS)   

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Region 63: Senator Huey Long/Metairie/Acadiana and Old West Florida

State Percentage: LA-65.8%/MS-34.2%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Metairie, LA 2) Lafayette, LA 3) Gulfport, MS  
Obama: 30.9%
McCain: 69.1%
Democratic Average: 34.5%
Republican Average:  65.5%
Obama Swing: -3.6%
PVI: R+18
White Percentage: 72.8%  
Black Percentage: 20.1%
Hispanic Percentage: 4.1%
Asian Percentage: 1.5%
Native American Percentage: 0.6%
Other Percentage: 1.0%
Current Senators: David Vitter (R-LA)

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Region 64: President Bill Clinton/Little Rock/Ozarks

State Percentage: AR-64%/MO-36%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Little Rock, AR 2) Springfield, MO 3) Fayetteville, AR
Obama: 37.5% 
McCain: 62.5%
Democratic Average: 44.6%
Republican Average: 55.6% 
Obama Swing: -7.1%
PVI: R+9.5
White Percentage: 84.4%
Black Percentage: 7.0%
Hispanic Percentage: 4.9%
Asian Percentage: 1.5%
Native American Percentage: 0.8%
Other Percentage: 1.4%
Current Senators: Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Mark Pryor (D-AR)

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Region 65: Representative Sam Rayburn/Shreveport/Arklatex

State Percentage: LA-47.5%/TX-31.0%/AR-21.5% 
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Shreveport, LA 2) Longview, TX 3) Lake Charles, LA
Obama: 37.0%
McCain: 63.0%
Democratic Average: 43.8%
Republican Average: 56.2% 
Obama Swing: -6.8%
PVI: R+10
White Percentage: 68.3%
Black Percentage: 24.6%
Hispanic Percentage: 4.9%
Asian Percentage: 0.8%
Native American Percentage: 0.6%
Other Percentage: 1.0%
Current Senators: None 

[OAM]

Ah, 60... nice name with Abe Lincoln, but it most definitely won't suit my politics.

Yeah, Southern Illinois kind of got up in my Midwest "Let's see what's left over district." I have one other district that is like that out west. I also thought it was cool that the district named after Honest Abe has 2 Northern states, 2 Border states and 2 Confederate states. 

It's actually pretty similar all along here, all things considered.

[Miles]

Great job with the rest of LA. I like the Gulf Coast district. The ArkLaTex district would be great for Max Sandlin.

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Region 66: President John F Kennedy/Dallas/Metroplex

State Percentage: TX-100%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Dallas, TX 2) Fort Worth, TX 3) Arlington, TX
Obama: 62.1%
McCain: 37.9%
Democratic Average: 56.7%
Republican Average: 43.3% 
Obama Swing: 5.4%
PVI: D+9
White Percentage: 34.3% (Minority Majority Region)
Black Percentage: 22.9%
Hispanic Percentage: 35.8% (Hispanic Plurality) 
Asian Percentage: 5.5%
Native American Percentage: 0.3%
Other Percentage: 1.2%
Current Senators: None 

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Region 67: Governor Bill Clements/Plano/North Texas

State Percentage: TX-100%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Plano, TX 2) McKinney, TX 3) Carrolton, TX
Obama: 34.1%
McCain: 65.9%
Democratic Average: 28.8%
Republican Average: 71.2%  
Obama Swing: 5.3%
PVI: R+19
White Percentage: 72.8%
Black Percentage: 6.7%
Hispanic Percentage: 12.8%
Asian Percentage: 5.8%
Native American Percentage: 0.5%
Other Percentage: 1.3%
Current Senators: None

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Region 68: Senator Sam Houston/Houston/Buffalo Bayou

State Percentage: TX-100%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) Houston, TX 2) Pasadena, TX 3) Sugar Land, Texas
Obama: 64.2%
McCain: 35.8%
Democratic Average: 60.4%
Republican Average: 39.6% 
Obama Swing: 3.8%
PVI: D+11.5 
White Percentage: 22.4% (Minority Majority Region) 
Black Percentage: 24.6%
Hispanic Percentage: 44.6% (Hispanic Plurality)
Asian Percentage: 7.2%
Native American Percentage: 0.2%
Other Percentage: 1.0%
Current Senators: None 

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Region 69: President George HW Bush/The Woodlands/Galveston Bay Shoreline

State Percentage: TX-100%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) The Woodlands, TX 2) Pearland, TX 3) League City, TX
Obama: 33.3%
McCain: 66.7%
Democratic Average: 31.3%
Republican Average: 68.7% 
Obama Swing: 2.0%
PVI: R+18.5
White Percentage: 64.9%
Black Percentage: 9.2%
Hispanic Percentage: 18.4%
Asian Percentage: 6.1%
Native American Percentage: 0.3%
Other Percentage: 1.2%
Current Senators: None 

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Region 70: Governor Ann Richards/San Antonio/Hill Country

State Percentage: TX-100%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) San Antonio, TX 2) Austin, TX 3) Round Rock, TX
Obama: 55.9%
McCain: 44.1%
Democratic Average: 50.3%
Republican Average: 49.7% 
Obama Swing: 5.6%
PVI: D+2.5
White Percentage: 44.8% (Minority Majority Region) (White Plurality) 
Black Percentage: 6.9% 
Hispanic Percentage: 43.0%
Asian Percentage: 3.7%
Native American Percentage: 0.3%
Other Percentage: 1.2%
Current Senators: John Cornyn (R-TX)

[Gass3268]

Just an update for everyone that I am currently working on finishing up my map and working out all the numbers for the western regions. I should be done with everything sometime this weekend and I'll probably be able to post some more region summaries by Sunday.

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Region 71: President Lyndon B Johnson/El Paso/Rio Grande River

State Percentage: TX-100%
Three Largest Municipalities: 1) El Paso, TX 2) Corpus Christi, TX 3) Laredo, TX
Obama: 62.2%
McCain: 37.8%
Democratic Average: 61.4%
Republican Average: 38.6% 
Obama Swing: 0.8%
PVI: D+13 
White Percentage: 17.2% (Minority Majority Region)   
Black Percentage: 1.5%
Hispanic Percentage: 79.7% (Hispanic Majority)
Asian Percentage: 1.0%
Native American Percentage: 0.2%
Other Percentage: 0.4%
Current Senators: None