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SickOfTheOnePct

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8. I was bored today and did some research...
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 08:14 PM
Jul 2025

...and with the help of Excel some math...

Taking out the states (and DC) that only have one Representative, then looking at the percentage each party got in the 2024 House elections v. the % of House seats that each party won, Florida, Texas, Ohio, and Missouri are less gerrymandered than California, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington. New York is actually the state that is currently closest to the vote count matching the House seats (~58% Dem House seats and ~57% Dem votes for House seats).

The best bet for picking up a large number of seats, given California's constitutional amendment on reapportionment, is New York, as it's the least gerrymandered, and has 11 Republican seats right now.

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California redistricting: [View all] applegrove Jul 2025 OP
We are heading into war Metaphorical Jul 2025 #1
California is gonna have a hard time ITAL Jul 2025 #2
Fuck that FHRRK Jul 2025 #10
I mean a constitution is a constitution ITAL Jul 2025 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #13
Which are typically ITAL Jul 2025 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #16
Playing by old rules FHRRK Jul 2025 #20
Well ITAL Jul 2025 #21
when a party philosophy is bipartisan at any cost and be nice to the oppostion no matter the outcome.... nt msongs Jul 2025 #3
Forget about gerrymandering Mass. It isn't worth the effort. jmowreader Jul 2025 #4
They'll have to get it on the ballot fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #5
The year we banned gay marriage Bluesaph Jul 2025 #15
You're probably correct fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #22
Newsom talking about it helps Bluesaph Aug 2025 #23
I was bored today and did some research... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2025 #8
Republicans are sadistic psychopaths who enjoy taking candy from babies. Initech Jul 2025 #18
Maddow Blog-As GOP's radical Texas map is unveiled, Vance picks odd time to whine about gerrymandering LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #6
Yes ! dweller Jul 2025 #9
When looking at percentage of seats... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2025 #12
My eyes almost rolled out of their sockets vanlassie Aug 2025 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #7
Here is the problem of California... Xolodno Jul 2025 #17
Remember the adage of WWII. Most of the german people applegrove Jul 2025 #19
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