zwackerm
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Zwackerm's 2022 Most Gerrymandered States Ranking
I made a list ranking most gerrymandered states based on the gap between the percent of the vote they received and the number of seats they won. The states with one vote can't be gerrymandered obviously, and other states I found to not be gerrymandered at all, for a total of 35 states with at least some gerrymandering. Let me know what you think of my ranking!
1. Montana 53%R, 34%D Current seats 2R, 0D Est fair seats 1R, 1D 50% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
2. New Hampshire 55%D, 45%R Current seats 2D, 0R Est fair seats 1D, 1R 50% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
3. Iowa 56%R, 44%D Current seats 4R,0D Est fair seats 2R, 2D 50% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
4. Rhode Island 56%D 42%R Current seats 2D, 0R Est fair seats 1D, 1R 50% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
5. Maine 58%D, 42% R Current seats 2D, 0R Est fair seats 1D, 1R 50% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
6. Connecticut 57% D, 43% R Current seats 5D, 0R Est fair seats 3D, 2R 40% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
7. Oklahoma 66%R 31%D Current seats 5R, 0D Est fair seats 3R, 2D 40% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
8. New Mexico 55%D, 45%R Current seats 3D, 0R Est fair seats 2D, 1R 33% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
9. Nebraska 62%R, 35%D Current seats 3R, 0D Est fair seats 2R, 1D 33% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
10. Massachusetts 70%D, 30%R Current seats 9D, 0R Est fair seats 6D, 3R 33% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
11. Nevada 51%R, 48%D Current seats 1R, 3D Est fair seats 2R, 2D 25% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
12. Kansas 57% R, 42%D Current seats 3R, 1D Est fair seats 2R, 2D 25% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
13. Utah 63%R, 32%D Current seats 4R, 0D Est fair seats 3R, 1D 25% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
14. Maryland 64%D, 34%R Current seats 7D, 1R Est fair seats 5D, 3R 25% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
15. Arkansas 68% R, 29% D Current seats 4R, 0D Est fair seats 3R, 1D 25% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
16. Illinois 56% D, 44% R Current seats 14D, 3R Est fair seats 10D, 7R 24% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
17. Indiana 60%R, 39%D Current seats 7R, 2D Est fair seats 5R, 4D 22% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
18. Tennessee 64%R, 34%D Current seats 8R, 1D Est fair seats 6R, 3D 22% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
19. Washington 58%D, 42%R Current seats 8D, 2R Est fair seats 6D, 4R 20% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
20. New Jersey 54%D, 45%R Current seats 9D, 3R Est fair seats 7D, 5R 17% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
21. Oregon 53%D, 45%R Current seats 4D, 2R Est fair seats 3D, 3R 17% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
22. Kentucky 65% R, 34%D Current seats 5R, 1D Est fair seats 4R, 2D 17% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
23. Louisiana 68%R, 28%D Current seats 5R, 1D Est fair seats 4R, 2D 17% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
24. Georgia 52% R, 47% D Current seats 9 R, 5 D Est fair seats 7 R, 7 D 14% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
25. Florida 58% R, 40% D Current seats 20R, 8D Est fair seats 16R, 12D 14% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
26. South Carolina 67%R, 33%D Current seats 6R, 1D Est fair seats 5R, 2D 14% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
27. Colorado 55%D, 43%R Current seats 5D, 3R Est fair seats 4D, 4R 13% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
28. Ohio 56%R 44%D Current seats 10R, 5D Est fair seats 8R, 7D 13% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
29. Wisconsin 55%R, 40%D Current seats 6R, 2D Est fair seats 5R, 3D 13% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
30. Missouri 59%R, 39%D Current seats 6R, 2D Est fair seats 5R, 3D 13% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
31. Alabama 70% R, 24% D Current seats 8R, 1D Est Fair seats 7R, 2D 11% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
32. Arizona 56% R, 43% D Current Seats 6R, 3 D Est fair seats 5R, 4D 11% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
33. California 63% D, 36% R Current seats 40 D 12R Est fair seats 37 D, 15R 7% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
34. Pennsylvania 53%R, 47%D Current seats 8R, 9D Est fair seats 9R, 8D 6% gerrymandered to favor Democrats
35. Texas 59%R, 39%D Current seats 25R, 13D Est fair seats 23R, 15D 5% gerrymandered to favor Republicans
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