Wisconsin

Racial Representation Of the voting population of 2,598,607, 5.1% are black and 3.5% are Latino.  There are currently no blacks or Latinos representing Wisconsin.  Under the proposed super districting plan, black voters in Super District A supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could elect a candidate of choice in coalition with other minority and white voters.
Political Analysis In the 2000 Presidential election, Al Gore won Wisconsin with 47.8% of the vote over George W. Bush's 47.6%.  The state's overall Democratic partisanship is 49.4%.  Under the current eight-district system, four districts can be considered Republican, two can be considered Democratic, and two can be considered competitive.  Under the proposed super districting plan, voters would likely elect three Democrats and three Republicans with two swing seats.

 

SUPER DISTRICT A - FIVE SEATS
     

            2000 Presidential Vote

    % Black % Latino
State CD Bush (%) Gore (%) Other (%) Total Origin Origin
Wisconsin 1 163040 (51.1%) 144138 (45.2%) 11656 (3.7%) 318834 4.6% 5.7%
Wisconsin 4 84823 (30.2%) 183810 (65.5%) 11814 (4.2%) 280447 33.0% 11.2%
Wisconsin 5 233005 (61.6%) 132310 (35.0%) 13080 (3.5%) 378395 1.3% 2.2%
Wisconsin 6 170134 (53.4%) 134926 (42.4%) 13499 (4.2%) 318559 1.0% 2.3%
Wisconsin 8 165819 (52.2%) 138056 (43.4%) 13974 (4.4%) 317849 0.6% 2.2%
Total   816821 (50.6%) 733240 (45.4%) 64023 (4.0%) 1614084 7.3% 4.5%

Winning Percentage:

16.7%
Voting Rights Analysis: Black voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could elect a candidate of choice in coalition with other minority and white voters.
District Partisanship: 47.0% This super district would likely elect two Democrats and two
Republicans with one swing seat.

 

SUPER DISTRICT B - THREE SEATS
     

            2000 Presidential Vote

    % Black % Latino
State CD Bush (%) Gore (%) Other (%) Total Origin Origin
Wisconsin 2 125442 (36.2%) 201738 (58.2%) 19398 (5.6%) 346578 3.6% 3.4%
Wisconsin 3 144948 (45.7%) 155832 (49.1%) 16626 (5.2%) 317406 0.5% 0.9%
Wisconsin 7 150068 (46.8%) 152177 (47.5%) 18294 (5.7%) 320539 0.3% 0.9%
Total   420458 (42.7%) 509747 (51.8%) 54318 (5.5%) 984523 1.5% 1.8%

Winning Percentage:

25%
Voting Rights Analysis: No racial minority could control their representation.
District Partisanship: 53.4% This super district would likely elect one Democrat and one
Republican with one swing seat.

 

This proposal is based on the current congressional districts of Wisconsin.  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.