New Jersey |
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SUPER DISTRICT A - FIVE SEATS | ||||||||||
2000 Presidential Vote |
% Black | % Latino | ||||||||
State | CD | Bush | (%) | Gore | (%) | Other | (%) | Total | Origin | Origin |
New Jersey | 5 | 140132 | (44.5%) | 120142 | (44.5%) | 9431 | (3.5%) | 269705 | 1.5% | 4.5% |
New Jersey | 8 | 78446 | (36.5%) | 129906 | (60.4%) | 6784 | (3.2%) | 215136 | 12.7% | 25.8% |
New Jersey | 9 | 72695 | (33.9%) | 135406 | (63.2%) | 6110 | (2.9%) | 214211 | 6.6% | 18.8% |
New Jersey | 10 | 27718 | (15.6%) | 147112 | (82.7%) | 3004 | (1.7%) | 177834 | 56.6% | 15.0% |
New Jersey | 11 | 151617 | (53.7%) | 121036 | (42.9%) | 9763 | (3.5%) | 282416 | 2.6% | 6.8% |
Total | 470608 | (40.6%) | 653602 | (56.4%) | 35092 | (3.0%) | 1159302 | 13.2% | 13.3% | |
Winning Percentage: | 16.7% | |||||||||
Voting Rights Analysis: | Black voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could elect a candidate of choice in coalition with white voters. Latino voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could elect a candidate of choice in coalition with white voters. | |||||||||
District Partisanship: | 58.0% | This super district would likely elect two Democrats and two | ||||||||
Republicans with one swing seat. |
SUPER DISTRICT B - FIVE SEATS | ||||||||||
2000 Presidential Vote |
% Black | % Latino | ||||||||
State | CD | Bush | (%) | Gore | (%) | Other | (%) | Total | Origin | Origin |
New Jersey | 1 | 77367 | (33.8%) | 144226 | (63.0%) | 7261 | (3.2%) | 228854 | 16.3% | 8.2% |
New Jersey | 2 | 105630 | (42.6%) | 134345 | (54.2%) | 7906 | (3.2%) | 247881 | 13.8% | 10.3% |
New Jersey | 3 | 114621 | (43.3%) | 141964 | (53.6%) | 8208 | (3.1%) | 264793 | 8.5% | 3.8% |
New Jersey | 4 | 114309 | (46.4%) | 123764 | (50.2%) | 8301 | (3.4%) | 246374 | 7.5% | 7.6% |
New Jersey | 12 | 101145 | (40.2%) | 141568 | (56.2%) | 9188 | (3.6%) | 251901 | 11.4% | 5.5% |
Total | 513072 | (41.4%) | 685867 | (55.3%) | 40864 | (3.3%) | 1239803 | 11.4% | 7.0% | |
Winning Percentage: | 16.7% | |||||||||
Voting Rights Analysis: | Black voters in coalition with Latino and white voters are well-positioned to elect a candidate of choice. | |||||||||
District Partisanship: | 56.9% | This super district would likely elect three Democrats and two | ||||||||
Republicans. |
SUPER DISTRICT C - THREE SEATS | ||||||||||
2000 Presidential Vote |
% Black | % Latino | ||||||||
State | CD | Bush | (%) | Gore | (%) | Other | (%) | Total | Origin | Origin |
New Jersey | 8 | 78446 | (36.5%) | 129906 | (60.4%) | 6784 | (3.2%) | 215136 | 12.7% | 25.8% |
New Jersey | 10 | 27718 | (15.6%) | 147112 | (82.7%) | 3004 | (1.7%) | 177834 | 56.6% | 15.0% |
New Jersey | 13 | 39554 | (25.0%) | 114586 | (72.3%) | 4338 | (2.7%) | 158478 | 11.3% | 47.6% |
Total | 145718 | (26.4%) | 391604 | (71.0%) | 14126 | (2.6%) | 551448 | 26.5% | 28.6% | |
Winning Percentage: | 25% | |||||||||
Voting Rights Analysis: | Black voters are well-positioned to elect a candidate of choice. Even though Latino voters are above the victory threshold, they would likely need crossover support to elect a candidate of choice. | |||||||||
District Partisanship: | 72.6% | This super district would likely elect two Democrats and one | ||||||||
Republican. |
This proposal is based on the current congressional districts of New Jersey. Because current congressional districts are often the results of gerrymandering, the proposed super district boundaries are not as smooth and nice-looking as they could be in a similar proposal that made use of sub-congressional district data. |