Despite the recent redraw of North Carolina’s congressional maps, the state remains gerrymandered to a degree and the maps will again have to be redrawn in a few years. Using the 2016 Voting District lines from Dave’s Redistricting App, I’ve drawn a map that could be used as a baseline for the 2022 redraw.
Author: Eric Cunningham
Eric Cunningham
Eric Cunningham is the founder and editor-in-chief of Elections Daily. He is a lifelong resident of North Carolina and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication, Journalism. His work has appeared in The Assembly and Ordinary Times. You can follow him on Twitter at @decunningham2.
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