Ohio: a gerrymandering example?

[Takket]

I couldn't help but notice while looking at Ohio just now...... in the past 5 presidential elections, the worst the Dems ever did was 2016 with 43.6% of the vote and the best the rethugs did was 51.7% also in 2016

yet, of 132 seats in the Ohio legislature (33 senate and 99 house), the rethugs control 85 of them (64.4%)

All things considered, even if you went by 2016, the worst the Dems did, we should control about 57 seats to their 75.

Gerrymandering?

[Tiggeroshii]

1. We really need to pick up a chamber next year...

I mean it isnt as bad as Wisconsin but it's still really bad.

[Igel]

2. Easy enough thing to look up.

Moderate gerrymandering. For those that are really sensitive, "extensive"--but there are far, far worse examples, some (R) and some (D), so I'll stick with "moderate". A couple of districts that are really over the top, but some that aren't.

http://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/district-map

Looks like they packed some urban areas to concentrate (D) and cracked a few other areas, but I'm going to hedge on that since there's a requirement that gerrymandering occur to ensure minority districts adequate number of minority voters to have the "proper" representation.

[Norbert]

3. How else could Gym Jordan be reelected to the House lower chamber

As terrible a congressman he is he will likely be reelected in 2020 and beyond because his district is one of the most heavily gerrymandered.

I hope that somehow we can gain some foothold in the state legislature.