Redistricting Recap Episode 9: Alabama
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Like Nebraska, Alabama wen the route of changing basically nothing. The partisan composition of 6-1 for Republicans is unchanged, and no incumbents were moved. If Alabama had lost a congressional seat as expected, this might have been more interesting. Still, not every map can have drama. On my gerrymander tracker series, I seriously struggled to decide whether this should count as a gerrymander. I decided it did, despite the map technically having a single digit efficiency gap.
#7 AL-4
Incumbent: Robert Aderholt (R)
Predecessor: AL-4 (Safe R)
Lean: R+64.9
Ranking: Safe R
Location: North Central Alabama
#6 AL-3
Incumbent: Mike Rogers (R)
Predecessor: AL-3 (Safe R)
Lean: R+37.8
Ranking: Safe R
Location: East Alabama
#5 AL-6
Incumbent: Gary Palmer (R)
Predecessor: AL-6 (Safe R)
Lean: R+36.7
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Central Alabama
#4 AL-2
Incumbent: Barry Moore (R)
Predecessor: AL-2 (Safe R)
Lean: R+34.1
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Southeast Alabama
#3 AL-1
Incumbent: Jerry Carl (R)
Predecessor: AL-1 (Safe R)
Lean: R+32.1
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Mobile
#2 AL-5
Incumbent: Mo Brooks (R) [running for other office]
Predecessor: AL-5 (Safe R)
Lean: R+32.9
Ranking: Safe R
Location: North Alabama
#1 AL-7
Incumbent: Terri Sewell (D)
Predecessor: AL-7 (Safe D)
Lean: D+28.0
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Birmingham
No net change
Running Total: +3 Safe D, -3 Lean D, -8 Lean R, +12 Safe R (+4 R)
Posted Nov 24, 2021, 5:20 PM UTC