It’s redistricting time in Alabama, and depending on where you live, you could soon have a new representative in the state legislature, or even in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Alabama got its first look at new proposed districts for the the U.S. House, the state board of education and the state House and Senate last week. State legislators are set to vote on the proposed districts Tuesday, and if passed, lots will change, especially in the state legislature.
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You can use the maps below to explore the new state House and Senate maps, and compare them to the old district lines.
State Senate
The map below overlays the new districts on top of the old. Click on the menu icon in the the top left corner to select just the old districts or just the proposed districts.
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There are lots of changes in the state Senate map, and in general, many of the district lines make slightly more sense in the current proposal. They often more closely follow county lines, and are less likely to split communities into different legislative districts.
Data from Dave’s Redistricting, a group dedicated to “fair congressional and legislative districts and increased transparency in the redistricting process,” shows the new proposed map splits up just 26 voting precincts, while the old map split up 462 precincts.
State House
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The Alabama House map is significantly more complicated than the Senate map, since there are 105 districts instead of just 35 for the Senate. And again, the new map has a significant number of changes, including fewer split voting precincts.
The new map splits 106 precincts between districts, compared to 1,086 in the old maps.
Do you have an idea for a data story about Alabama? Email Ramsey Archibald at rarchibald@al.com, and follow him on Twitter @RamseyArchibald. Read more Alabama data stories here.
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