Aaron In Iowa on Nostr: Iowa, like many "red" states is actually just a gerrymandered state. At a glance, ...
Iowa, like many "red" states is actually just a gerrymandered state. At a glance, because of the relatively few number of districts, this isn't apparent, but mentally overlay these two maps and it becomes rather clear. Simply divide up the adjacent blue counties and you get a good chance at 4 red districts instead of a likely 2R-2R or even 3D-1R as would be merited by the way population votes.
#uncapTheHouse #gerrymandering #PoliticalMaps
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