Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

DeminPennswoods

(16,946 posts)

15. In Pennsylvania, the state house districts are

Reply to Calista241 (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 07:22 PM

Nov 2020

heavily gerry-mandered, mostly to provide incumbent protection, but got more partisan after former Speaker John Perzel re-did them after the 2010 census.

The Senate districts are less so, but only because there are fewer state senators, 50, as opposed to 203 house members.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

18 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Democrats clinch House control, even as their majority is on track to shrink. [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 OP

It's actually an amazing Dem performance DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #1

Agreed. So proud of our team. Nt BootinUp Nov 2020 #2

And the seats in GOP states were gerrymandered specifically to keep them out BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #3

AFAIK, all incumbents retained their seats DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #6

Definitely good news! BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #8

All incumbents where? Polybius Nov 2020 #10

Pennsylvania DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #14

And the cheating that went on!! Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #4

There wasn't any cheating unless you DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #5

I've got to rely on my basic rule that if there's a reTHUG involved in an election then there's abqtommy Nov 2020 #9

I'd say this is a win... PunksMom Nov 2020 #7

We're kind of in the middle of a constitutional crises. You might want to rethink swearing in more ffr Nov 2020 #11

So far it appears (and correct me if I'm wrong) the seats that we lost were seats that we flipped... George II Nov 2020 #12

The census and redistricting isn't going to change anytime soon. Calista241 Nov 2020 #13

In Pennsylvania, the state house districts are DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #15

There is one big difference between 2010/2011 and 2020/2021 in PA and it's BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #17

We lost in rural places? It's a religion vs science issue bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #16

I remember back before the 2018 election BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #18