I still can't believe that a Triple Crown winner actually happened in my lifetime.
Previous states, in publishing order: ND/SD, AK/DE/ME/NH, HI/ID/NE, WV/NM/NV, UT/KS/WV, MS/IA, CT/OK/OR, KY, SC, LA, AL, CO, MN, WI, MD, MO, TN, AZ, IN, MA, WA, VA, NJ, NC
It is possible to get a split delegation in Georgia without gerrymandering.
1st District (blue): Open. Rome, Calhoun, and Dalton. 71% McCain. Safe R.
2d District (green): Doug Collins (R-Gainesville). Northeastern Georgia. Gainesville and Dahlonega are the only decent-sized cities here. 75.6% McCain, a tie for the reddest district in the state. Safe R.
3d District (purple): Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville). Cartersville, Canton, and Cumming. 75.6% McCain, just like the 2d. Safe R.
4th District (red): Open. Marietta suburbs to the Alabama border. 67.8% McCain. Safe R.
Here's a fun fact for everybody: If you took those four districts out of Georgia and made them their own state called Dumbfuckistan, Georgia would be a light blue state. That's how blood-red northern Georgia is.
5th District (gold): Open. Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, and Powder Springs. 52.7% Obama. 53.6% racial clusterfuck. Contrary to popular belief, Marietta is not a conservative city. It's just those Cobb County outskirts that make the city look conservative. Take them out and you have a Marietta district that can be rated Lean D in presidential years and Tossup in the midterms (with the expected drop-off in minority turnout). Several years from now, as the minority population of Georgia increases, this district could become a Safe D.
6th District (teal): John Lewis (D-Atlanta). All of Douglas County, half of Atlanta, and the western perimeter of the former Milton County. 68.9% Obama. 54.6% Black. Safe D.
7th District (dark gray): David Scott (D-Atlanta). The rest of Atlanta and western Clayton County. 77.2% Obama. 52.7% Black. Safe D.
8th District (slate blue): Hank Johnson (D-Lithonia). Most of DeKalb County, otherwise known as East Atlanta. 89.1% Obama. 73.9% Black. The bluest and the least white district in the state. Safe D.
9th District (cyan): Tom Price (R-Roswell). The rest of Fulton and DeKalb counties. 52.1% Obama. Although Price is the incumbent, he is likely way too conservative for this district. Lean D without Price and/or in presidential years, Tossup with Price and/or in midterm years.
10th District (deep pink): Open. Half of Gwinnett County, including Lawrenceville and Norcross. 54.7% Obama. This is the most racially diverse district of the state: 27% Black, 27% Hispanic, and 11% Asian. Lean D in presidential years, Tossup in midterms.
11th District (chartreuse): Rob Woodall (R-Lawrenceville). Pretty much all that shit between Lawrenceville and Gainesville. 68.4% McCain. Woodall lives in the 10th, but he's not going to run in the 10th. He's running here. Safe R.
12th District (cornflower blue): Major-league asshole Jody Hice (R-Bethlehem). Northern Augusta to the surroundings of Athens. 70.6% McCain. Safe R.
13th District (dark salmon): Open. Athens, Milledgeville, and Statesboro. Although this district might not look like a whole lot, you'll be surprised at the potential. 50.5% Obama, with a 43.7% minority population. Tossup.
14th District (olive): Open. Macon, Warner Robins, and Griffin. 55.1% McCain. Safe R.
15th District (dark orange): Open. Covington, Conyers, McDonough, and Forest Park. 62.9% Obama. 50.4% Black. Safe D.
16th District (lime): Lynn Westmoreland (R-Grantville). Carrollton, Peachtree City, and LaGrange. 65.9% McCain. Safe R.
17th District (dark slate blue): Sanford Bishop (D-Albany). Columbus and Albany. 54.5% Obama. 50.9% Black/Hispanic district. Since Bishop is already the most conservative of Georgia's current Democratic delegation, he should be fine here. Lean D.
18th District (yellow): Austin Scott (R-Tifton). Not much to write home about here. Just everything between Macon and Valdosta. 60.9% McCain. Safe R.
19th District (yellow green): Open. Valdosta and Waycross. 63.7% McCain. Safe R.
20th District (pink): Buddy Carter (R-Pooler). Brunswick, Hinesville, and the Savannah suburbs. 61.6% McCain. Carter actually lives just outside of the border of this district, but he's certainly not going to run in the new 21st. Safe R.
21st District (maroon): The South's gerrymandering king, Rick Allen (R-Augusta). Augusta to Savannah. 60.5% Obama. 50.9% Black/Hispanic district. Allen only got his current job because the Republican-led state government drew Augusta and Savannah into separate districts in order to defeat John Barrow (D-Augusta) in 2012. He survived in 2012, but ultimately lost in 2014. Now that Augusta and Savannah are reunited, he could try for a return trip to Congress. Two problems with that, though. One, he's white and he may not win the Democratic primary in a minority-majority district. (Then again, Steve Cohen has been doing that in Tennessee since 2008.) And two, he's too conservative for a D+7 district. As for Allen, he may go north and primary Hice in the 12th. Safe D no matter who the nominees are.
With the right candidates and a wave in 2016, Democrats could win up to 10 of Georgia's seats and maybe even have an outside chance at stealing the 14th District (55.1% McCain, so not overwhelmingly red) to take an 11-10 majority.
23 Electoral Votes: This is another one of those states that has been solidly Republican on the federal level for the past 20 years, but is on its way back to being a blue state. I don't expect the flip to happen in 2016, but you never know. Let's say Lean R in 2016, Tossup in 2020.
CUBE ROOT HOUSE (338 required for majority)
States counted: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Best case scenario
Safe D: 120 (added GA-6, GA-7, GA-8, GA-15, GA-21)
Lean D: 64 (added GA-5, GA-9, GA-10, GA-17)
Tossup: 25 (added GA-13)
Lean R: 7
Safe R: 136 (added GA-1, GA-2, GA-3, GA-4, GA-11, GA-12, GA-14, GA-16, GA-18, GA-19, GA-20)
Total: 184 D, 25 Toss, 143 R
Worst case scenario
Safe D: 115 (added GA-6, GA-7, GA-8, GA-15, GA-21)
Lean D: 39 (added GA-17)
Tossup: 45 (added GA-5, GA-9, GA-10, GA-13)
Lean R: 11
Safe R: 142 (added GA-1, GA-2, GA-3, GA-4, GA-11, GA-12, GA-14, GA-16, GA-18, GA-19, GA-20)
Total: 154 D, 45 Toss, 153 R
CUBE ROOT ELECTORAL COLLEGE (390 required for presidency)
States counted: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Best case scenario
Safe D: CT (10), DE (4), HI (5), MA (16), MD (15), ME (4), NJ (21), OR (10), RI (4), VT (3), WA (17) = 109
Lean D: IA (9), ME (1), MN (14), NE (1), NH (5), NM (7), NV (8), VA (20), WI (14) = 79
Tossup: CO (13), GA (23), MO (15), NC (23), NE (1) = 75
Lean R: AZ (16), IN (16), MT (4), SC (12) = 48
Safe R: AK (4), AL (12), AR (8), ID (5), KS (8), KY (12), LA (12), MS (9), ND (4), NE (4), OK (10), SD (4), TN (16), UT (8), WV (6), WY (3) = 125
Total: 188 D, 75 Toss, 173 R
Worst case scenario
Safe D: CT (10), DE (4), HI (5), MA (16), MD (15), ME (4), NJ (21), OR (10), RI (4), VT (3), WA (17) = 109
Lean D: ME (1), MN (14), NE (1), NH (5), NM (7), WI (14) = 42
Tossup: CO (13), IA (9), MO (15), NC (23), NV (8), VA (20) = 88
Lean R: AZ (16), GA (23), IN (16), MT (4), NE (1), SC (12) = 72
Safe R: AK (4), AL (12), AR (8), ID (5), KS (8), KY (12), LA (12), MS (9), ND (4), NE (4), OK (10), SD (4), TN (16), UT (8), WV (6), WY (3) = 125
Total: 151 D, 88 Toss, 197 R