Gerrymander Panic - Point of View - Point of View

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That has happened in California for two decades.  They took districts that consisted of nearby cities and stretched them into bizarre shapes to get the outcomes they wanted.  Devin Nunes got redistricted out of a job.  They claim the decisionmakers are nonpartisan but that is impossible in a state that is majority Democrat.

Both parties gerrymander. Neither should.  It's an interesting dynamic of birds of a feather flock together.   How do entire neighborhoods end up "leaning left" or "leaning right"?  When we moved throughout our marriage I never once considered the political leanings of my possible new neighbors. 

Hi. I know you from the dog site.  Do you still go there?  You don’t have ethnic or racially separated neighborhoods?  Chicago had entire neighborhoods where everyone on the block was Polish or Irish or Lithuanian or another race.  It was by choice.  Families and friends wanted to live on the same streets.  The same thing happens in poor parts of Brooklyn or Queens.  Groups with other things in common vote the same.  It happens here a lot.  I don’t know who my neighbors support unless they tell me or put up signs.

Hi, DW...

I remember you.  I still go there but not as often and I haven't posted in ages.

We have ethnic or racially concentrated neighborshoods but those are visually apparent if one checks out the neighborhood during daylight or checks into school registrations.  My comment was specifically meant towards political persuasion.  A neighborhood religious leanings can also be somewhat identified by nearby churches.  But a neighborhood political leanings would be hard to determine, wouldn't it?  How would you do so, other than a door to door survey?  You may be right that people with the same political beliefs may follow others they know into an area, but I was thinking of my house buying experience.  Price, style, schools! Convenient to work, Church, shopping - but if you look at political maps or even news articles you'll see "heavily R or D".  So my question was "If I'm house hunting how do I know that the area is mostly R or D".  I guess one hint would be which party was in the state offices for that area?  The state representatives?

That’s a good question.  

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The map doesn't show where I live...if you enter Phoenix, Az the area I live in is a bit east and north of where it shows Buckeye, Az to be.  I should call and tell them of all my neighbors I know I'm the only D...

Yes both parties do it, but the Democrat party does it most, then the Republicans attempt to redraw the original lines when things get too zig zagitty.

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This is an interesting look at gerrymandering.  As I read it, for years Democrats succeeded the most often in gerrymandering, but in the past few years, Republicans have been more successful.  I remember reading about the Wisconsin cas and am going to see if I can find SCOTUS ruling on it.  https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2017082500

LOL. The only one?  Maybe it’s the opposite of my state where Rs have to hide it. No wonder you love posting about politics. Delphi is your refuge.