Alternative Districts: Delaware State Senate
Below you'll find my alternative to the Delaware State Senate district map. As with all of my maps, certain criteria are considered including: compactness, coalescing communities of interest including large minority voting blocs, and respecting political boundaries. Recreating the actual map using Dave’s Redistricting App was not practical since too many districts couldn’t be drawn to match exactly, which caused discrepancies that had significant effects on district demographics. The presentation will resemble the previous diary, however, these descriptions will only include key municipalities within each district. The district numbering keeps to the previous numbering as closely as possible.
New Castle 1-5, 7-13
1st. Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown, Claymont
2nd. Bellefonte, Edgemoor, Wilmington (part)
3rd. Wilmington (part)
4th. North Star, Pine Creek, Pine Creek Valley
5th. Greenville, Hockessin, Wilmington (part)
7th. Elsmere, Newport (part)
8th. Newark
9th. Brookside, Newport (part), Wilmington Manor (part)
10th. Delaware City, Middletown (part)
11th. Glasgow
12th. New Castle, Wilmington Manor (part)
13th. Bear
Kent 14-17
14th. Dover (part), Little Creek, Leipsic, Smyrna (part)
15th. Cheswold, Clayton, Felton, Hartly, Kenton, Smyrna (part)
16th. Bowers, Camden, Dover (part), Frederica, Highland Acres, Magnolia, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Riverview, Viola, Woodside, Woodside East
17th. Dover (part), Kent Acres, Rodney Village
Sussex 6, 18, 19, 20, 21
6th. Ellendale, Henlopen Acres, Lewes, Milford (part), Milton, Rehoboth Beach, Slaughter Beach,
18th. Bridgeville, Greenwood, Milford (part)
19th. Georgetown, Long Neck
20th. Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Dewey Beach, Frankford, Fenwick, Millsboro, Millville, Ocean View,
Selbyville, South Bethany,
21st. Bethel, Blades, Delmar, Laurel, Seaford
There are five districts in my version, an increase of one district, that have large Black voting blocs: 2nd, 3rd, 12th, 13th, and 17th.
The maps were created using Dave’s Redistricting App: gardow.com/…
2016 Election Results were acquired via Dave’s Redistricting App 2020 update
The charts and data were assembled using spreadsheets via Stephen Wolf’s guide: www.dailykos.com/…
The Statistical Atlas was used to match the district numbering: statisticalatlas.com/…
Links to the Maryland Maps
Alternative Districts: Maryland State Senate
Alternative Districts: Maryland State House of Delegates