Connecticut

Racial Representation
Of Connecticut's voting population of 1,708,834, 24.4% are black and 16.7% are Latino.  Under the current five-district system, no racial minority can elect a candidate of choice in any district.  Under the proposed super districting plan, either black or Latino voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could elect a candidate of choice in coalition with white and other racial minority voters.
Political Analysis
In the 2000 Presidential election, Al Gore won Connecticut with 56% of the vote over George W. Bush's 38%.  Connecticut's overall Democratic partisanship is 57.8%.  Though conservative voters make up 42% of Connecticut's voting population, all five of the current congressional districts have Democratic partisanships.  Under the proposed super districting plan, voters would likely elect three Democrats and two Republicans, a much better representation of the actual political breakdown of Connecticut.

SUPER DISTRICT A - FIVE SEATS
     

            2000 Presidential Vote

    % Black % Latino
State CD Bush (%) Gore (%) Other (%) Total Origin Origin
Connecticut 1 96411 (33.3%) 178977 (61.9%) 13731 (4.7%) 289119 12.6% 11.4%
Connecticut 2 119184 (39.5%) 162762 (54.0%) 19587 (6.5%) 301533 3.3% 4.3%
Connecticut 3 96446 (34.4%) 168196 (60.0%) 15455 (5.5%) 280097 11.5% 8.0%
Connecticut 4 120140 (43.2%) 148022 (53.2%) 10219 (3.7%) 278381 10.9% 12.8%
Connecticut 5 121424 (43.1%) 146599 (52.0%) 13887 (4.9%) 281910 5.2% 10.5%
Total   553605 (38.7%) 804556 (56.2%) 72879 (5.1%) 1431040 8.6% 9.3%
Winning Percentage:

16.7%
Voting Rights Analysis: Either black or Latino voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could elect a candidate of choice in coalition with white and other racial minority voters.
District Partisanship: 57.8% This super district would likely elect three Democrats and two
Republicans.

 

This proposal is based on the current congressional districts of Connecticut.  Because there are only five congressional districts in Connecticut, all districts were combined into one super district.