today, some trivia. The richest and poorest, the most (and least) Whites, Black, Latinos, and others, and the most Democratic and most Republican districts in the USA, and, for each, the Cook PVI
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The poorest districts are:
rank dist. Med.Inc. Cook PVI Location
1 NY16 19.3 43 The south Bronx, NY City
2 KY05 21.9 -8 Southeast KY, bordering VA and WV
3 WV03 25.6 0 Southern WV, bordering KY and VA
4 CA31 26.1 30 Los Angeles, near Hollywood
5 AL07 26.7 17 Mostly western AL
6 CA20 26.8 5 Central valley, including Fresno
7 TX15 26.8 3 Central part of southern TX
8 MS02 26.9 10 Western MS, bordering AR and LA
9 LA02 27.5 28 New Orleans
10 LA05 27.5 -10 Eastern part of the north LA
the poorest district in the nation is also one of the most Democratic, and a couple others are very Democratic, but most are not rabidly partisan
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Most people in poverty:
rank dist. Percent Cook PVI Location
1 NY16 42.2 43 The south Bronx, NY City
2 CA20 32.2 5 Central valley, including Fresno
3 NY15 30.5 43 Harlem, NYC
4 TX15 30.5 3 Central part of southern TX
5 CA31 30.1 30 Los Angeles, near Hollywood
6 TX28 29.9 -1 Western part of southern TX
7 NY10 29.0 41 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brookln, NYC
8 NY12 28.3 34 Mostly Brooklyn NYC
9 KY05 28.1 -8 Southeast KY, bordering VA and WV
10 MS02 27.3 10 Western MS, bordering AR and LA
Lots of overlap with the first list, but not total
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The richest districts:
rank dist. Med.Inc. Cook PVI Location
1 VA11 80.4 -1 Northeast VA, near DC
2 NJ11 79.0 -6 Central northern NJ, NYC suburbs
3 CA14 78.0 18 San Mateo (silicon valley
4 CA15 74.9 14 Just east of CA14, Santa Clara
5 NJ07 74.8 -1 Northern NJ, some NYC suburbs
6 CO06 73.4 -10 South and west of Denver
7 NJ05 72.8 -4 Northernmost NJ, some NYC suburbs
8 GA06 71.7 -18 Central part of northern GA
9 IL10 71.7 4 North of Chicago
10 IL13 71.7 -5 Far suburbs of Chicago
CA14 and CA15 are rich and Democratic; most are middle of the spectrum
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Fewest in poverty:
rank dist. Percent Cook PVI Location
1 CO06 2.7 -10 South and west of Denver
2 IL13 2.9 -5 Far suburbs of Chicago
3 NJ07 3.4 -1 Northern NJ, some NYC suburbs
4 WI05 3.4 -12 Milwaukee suburbs
5 MN03 3.5 -1 Suburbs of the Twin Cities
6 NJ11 3.5 -6 Central northern NJ, NYC suburbs
7 MO02 3.6 -9 St Louis suburbs
8 NJ05 3.6 -4 Northernmost NJ, some NYC suburbs
9 VA11 3.8 -1 Northeast VA, near DC
10 MN02 3.9 -3 Southern suburbs of Twin Cities
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Most Whites: (note that this is White, non-Latino)
rank district Percent Cook PVI Location
1 KY05 97.1 -8 Southeast KY, bordering VA and WV
2 ME02 96.7 4 Northern ME
3 PA09 96.4 -15 Southern PA
4 ME01 96.3 6 Southern ME, including Portland
5 VTAL 96.2 9 Vermont
6 WI03 96.1 3 Southwestern WI
7 PA05 96.0 -10 Northern PA
8 OH18 95.9 -6 Southeastern OH
9 WV01 95.8 -6 Northern WV
10 PA10 95.5 -8 Northeastern PA
Hmmmm, not all the most heavily White districts are Republican....
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Fewest Whites
rank district Percent Cook PVI Location
1 NY16 2.9 43 The south Bronx, NY City
2 CA31 9.8 30 Los Angeles, near Hollywood
3 CA35 10.4 33 South Central, Watts, Los Angeles
4 CA34 11.4 23 Latino areas of Los Angeles
5 NY06 12.8 38 Eastern Queens, NYC
6 CA38 13.6 20 East LA, Pomona
7 CA32 14.8 17 Eastern suburbs of LA
8 NY10 16.2 41 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brookln, NYC
9 NY15 16.4 43 Mostly Harlem NY City
10 CA37 16.6 27 Long Beach
But all the districts with very few Whites are heavily Democratic (they are also all in NY or CA)
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The districts with the fewest Latinos:
rank district Percent Cook PVI Location
1 OH18 0.6 -6 Southeastern OH
2 PA04 0.6 -1 Western PA, Pittsburgh suburbs
3 PA12 0.6 5 Southwestern PA
4 PA18 0.6 -2 Pittsburgh suburbs
5 WV03 0.6 0 Southern WV
6 KY05 0.7 -8 Southeast KY
7 ME02 0.7 4 Northern ME
8 WV01 0.7 -6 Northern WV
9 ME01 0.8 6 Southern ME, including Portland
10 MN08 0.8 4 Northeastern MN
11 OH06 0.8 0 Southeastern OH
12 PA05 0.8 -10 Northern PA
13 WV02 0.8 -5 Central WV, including Charleston
don't show much pattern, although most are Republican
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The districts with the most Latinos
rank district Percent Cook PVI Location
1 TX16 77.7 9 El Paso
2 TX15 77.6 3 Central part of southern TX
3 TX28 77.5 -1 Western part of southern TX
4 CA34 77.2 23 Latino areas of Los Angeles
5 IL04 74.5 31 Two separate parts of Chicago
6 CA38 70.6 20 East LA, Pomona,
7 CA31 70.2 30 Los Angeles, near Hollywood
8 FL21 69.7 -6 Southern FL incl. Hialeah
9 TX27 68.1 -1 Eastern part of southern TX
10 TX20 67.1 8 San Antonio
show clear regional patterns; California and Illinois vs. Florida and Texas
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Those with few Blacks:
rank district Percent Cook PVI Location
1 ID01 0.3 -19 Western ID
2 MN07 0.3 -6 Northwestern MN
3 MTAL 0.3 -11 Montana
4 NE03 0.3 -24 Most of the state
5 WI07 0.3 2 Northwestern WI
6 ME02 0.4 4 Northern ME
7 OR02 0.4 -11 The eastern 2/3 of OR
8 ID02 0.5 -19 Eastern ID
9 ME01 0.5 6 Southern ME, incl. Portland
10 MN08 0.5 4 Northeastern MN
11 OR04 0.5 0 Southeastern OR
12 UT03 0.5 -26 Mostly western UT, plus Provo
13 VTAL 0.5 9 Vermont
14 WI03 0.5 3 Southwestern WI
are mostly Republican
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Whereas those with many Blacks
rank district Percent Cook PVI Location
1 IL01 65.2 35 South side of Chi. some suburbs
2 LA02 63.7 28 New Orleans
3 MS02 63.2 10 Western MS, bordering AR and LA
4 IL02 62.0 35 South side of Chi. some suburbs
5 AL07 61.7 17 Mostly western AL
6 IL07 61.6 35 Chicago loop
7 MI14 61.1 33 Detroit
8 PA02 60.7 39 Philadelphia and some suburbs
9 MI13 60.5 33 Detroit
10 NY10 60.2 41 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brookln, NYC
are all Democratic, many among the most Democratic districts.
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Districts with the most veterans:
rank district Percent Cook PVI Location
1 FL01 21.7 -19 Western panhandle
2 FL05 21.5 -5 Northern gulf coast of FL
3 VA02 20.3 -6 SE VA, both sides of Chesapeake
4 CO05 19.9 -16 Central CO, Colorado Springs
5 FL14 19.8 -10 Southern gulf coast of FL
6 WA06 19.8 4 Eastern WA, Spokane
7 AZ02 19.6 -9 Mostly northwestern AZ
8 FL15 19.4 -4 Middle Atlantic coast of FL
9 FL13 19.2 -4 Sarasota and suburbs
10 AZ08 19.1 -1 Southeastern AZ, Tucson
not surprisingly, pretty Republican. This might change with how the Bushites are screwing the veterans
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and the fewest veterans:
rank district Percent Cook PVI Location
1 CA31 3.7 30 Los Angeles
2 NY16 3.9 43 South Bronx, NYC
3 NY12 4.0 34 Mostly Brooklyn NYC
4 NY11 4.1 40 Brooklyn and Queens, NYC
5 IL04 4.3 31 Two separate parts of Chicago
6 NY15 4.6 43 Harlem, NYC
7 CA34 4.8 23 Latino areas of Los Angeles
8 FL21 4.8 -6 Southern FL incl. Hialeah
9 NY08 5.1 28 West side of Manhattan
10 CA47 5.2 5 Los Angeles
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And the most Democratic?
1 NY15 43 Harlem, NYC
2 NY16 43 The south Bronx, NYC
3 NY10 41 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brookln, NYC
4 NY11 40 Central Brooklyn, NYC
5 PA02 39 Philadelphia and some suburbs
6 CA09 38 Oakland and Berkeley
7 NY06 38 Eastern Queens
8 CA08 36 San Francisco
9 CA33 36 Near Los Angeles
10 PA01 36 Philadelphia and some suburbs
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and most Republican?
1 UT03 -26 Mostly western UT, plus Provo
2 AL06 -25 Central AL, Black areas removed
3 TX11 -25 Western central TX
4 TX13 -25 Northern TX
5 TX19 -25 Lubbock and Abilene
6 NE03 -24 Most of the state
7 GA09 -23 Northwestern AL
8 UT01 -22 Northern UT, Salt Lake City
9 IN05 -20 Central IN
10 KS01 -20 Most of the state
11 TX08 -20 Eastern TX
One final tidbit..... There are only 6 districts with fewer than 1% Blacks and fewer than 1% Latinos:
ME01 ME02 MN08 VTAL WI03 WI07
All are represented by Democrats.