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Electric Monk

(13,869 posts) Wed Nov 27, 2013, 02:16 AM Nov 2013

What if State boundaries were redrawn so that each State had the same population? [View all]

http://fakeisthenewreal.org/reform/

The 2010 Census records a population of 308,745,538 for the United States, which this map divides into 50 states, each with a population of about 6,175,000.

much more
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/11/25/the-50-states-redrawn-with-equal-population/
http://fakeisthenewreal.org/reform/

That's certainly thinking outside the box. No way it's going to happen, but it's an interesting idea.

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What if State boundaries were redrawn so that each State had the same population? [View all] Electric Monk Nov 2013 OP

Cool. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #1

Looks like I'll be in Tule sakabatou Nov 2013 #2

What if the population shifts dem in texas Nov 2013 #3

Hmmm.... Redraw the lines every X number of years? Like once a century, or something? nt Electric Monk Nov 2013 #4

Often mass migration follows where the jobs are located. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #13

The problem is that we have a finite "magic number" of 435. SoCalDem Nov 2013 #29

There is no such place as the Alaskan Peninsula. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #5

I think the entire thing JackInGreen Nov 2013 #7

That kind of makes sense. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #10

You would indeed, and Olympia JackInGreen Nov 2013 #12

Seattle good, Spokane bad.:) Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #17

Oh, it's not 'Bad' per se JackInGreen Nov 2013 #41

I do like the idea of dividing the country into electoral/congressional districts nyquil_man Nov 2013 #6

Why not just do away with electoral votes altogether? Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #8

Then what's the point of doing the map? nt nyquil_man Nov 2013 #15

Perhaps to have each Senator and each Representative Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #16

Or perhaps the point is "Electoral College Reform," which is the title of the piece. nyquil_man Nov 2013 #34

From the creator of the map: Nine Nov 2013 #25

I'm a map nerd too. nyquil_man Nov 2013 #35

Interesting, but..... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #9

We are here Vox Moi Nov 2013 #28

"Big Thicket" LOL AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #11

Hey! HEY! don't you go making fun of my Big Thicket! nt Javaman Nov 2013 #22

At least Oregon would merge with Hawaii davidpdx Nov 2013 #14

I dwell in Good Herb diane in sf Nov 2013 #18

That would certainly make the Senate more democratic (small d). Laelth Nov 2013 #19

why are we changing maps? MissMillie Nov 2013 #20

Wouldn't shoving big cities into units that dilute their political influence HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #21

My first thought was that . . . JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #26

I'd expect the opposite jeff47 Nov 2013 #36

at a national level the south and texas pick up Wyomings diminished representation. HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #39

No, they don't. Texas and the South have fewer people. jeff47 Nov 2013 #40

I like the new names of the states. Brickbat Nov 2013 #23

it makes for an interesting map d_r Nov 2013 #24

Interesting, JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #27

Well I see I'm still in Houston - TBF Nov 2013 #30

Rainier? No. Aristus Nov 2013 #31

Minnesota doesn't look much different, oddly enough. MineralMan Nov 2013 #32

Savannah and Charleston in the same state? Never. aikoaiko Nov 2013 #33

Afternoon kick for this little thought experiment. nt Electric Monk Nov 2013 #37

Being in the same state as Portland, Arcata, and Hawaii XemaSab Nov 2013 #38

I've stated before... krispos42 Nov 2013 #42

So this nation has several billion dollars just laying around Skidmore Nov 2013 #43