Today we have interactive state legislative district maps for Maine and Nebraska, thanks to the presidential election results by district calculated by the team at Daily Kos Elections. Each legislative chamber is mapped out and color-coded according to the presidential winner and the party that holds each district, along with some info on each legislator. You can find links to all the previously released maps here, which you may want to bookmark.
Districts in solid blue were carried by Obama and are represented by a Democrat, while those in solid red were won by Mitt Romney and are held by a Republican. Lighter red districts voted for Obama and a Republican legislator while those in lighter blue went for Romney and a Democratic legislator. Note that the map displays use only the two-party vote to give you a more equivalent comparison between presidential and legislative results, but this post and Daily Kos Elections numbers include totals for third-party candidates, though the differences are minor.
Maine State Senate
Redistricting in Maine was the product of bipartisan compromise thanks to a two-thirds approval requirement and the new maps take effect for the first time in 2014. Obama carried 31 of the state's 35 districts, but with a high rate of ticket splitting Republicans hold all four Romney districts plus an additional 11 seats won by Obama. Overall Democrats have a 20 to 15 majority, including an independent who caucuses with them whose district is in green. Obama won the median district 56 to 42 which was two percent more Republican than statewide. All senators serve two-year terms and are term limited to eight years total.
Maine State House of Representatives
The lower House is in a similar position with Obama carrying 128 districts and Romney just 28. However Democrats hold two Romney seats and Republicans 37 won by Obama for an overall Democratic majority of 93 to 58 including four independents who caucus with the Democrats. Three districts are newly created through redistricting and colored gray. The median seat went for Obama 55 to 43 which was three points more Republican than the state.
Head below the fold for Nebraska.
Nebraska State Legislature
Nebraska is the only state in the country with a unicameral and non-partisan legislature: However the members' party affiliations are well known and displayed here for clarity. Senators serve staggered four-year terms and are term-limited to just eight years. With non-partisan elections the state effectively operates under a top-two primary system where the top two vote-winners advance to the general, which can sometimes create same-party November match ups.
Republicans drew the districts and subsequently Romney won 39 to Obama's 10; however Democrats sit in 10 of the Romney seats while Republicans hold just one of Obama's. Republicans have an overall majority of 30 to 19 when including the one independent who caucuses with the Democrats whose district is in green, giving them the bare minimum needed to override vetoes. The median district went for Romney 61 to 38 which was just one point to the right of the state.