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2010 NCSL Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting Deviation Table

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2010 Congressional Plan

 

2010 State House Plan

2010 State Senate Plan

State

Ideal District Size

Percent Overall Range

Overall Range (# of people)

Ideal District Size

Percent Overall Range

Ideal District Size

Percent Overall Range

Alabama

682,819

0.0

1

45,521 

 1.98

136,564 

1.98 

Alaska*

 

 

 

 17,756

9.04 

35,512 

8.45 

Arizona

710,224

0.0

0

213,067

8.78

213,067

8.78

Arkansas

728,980 

.06 

 428

29,159 

8.36 

83,312 

8.2 

California

702,905

.0001

1

465,674

.449

931,349

.63

Colorado

718,457

0.0

1

77,372

4.98

143,691

4.99

Connecticut

714,819 

 0.0

 1

23,670 

 5.99

 99,280

 9.79

Delaware*

 

 

 

21,901 

9.93 

42,759 

10.73 

Florida

696,345

0.0

1

156,678

3.98

470,033

1.99

Georgia

691,975 

0.0 

53,820 

1.98 

172,994 

1.84 

Hawaii

 680,151

0.1 

691 

24,540 

21.57 

50,061 

44.23 

Idaho

783,791

.09

682

44,788

9.7

44,788

9.7

Illinois

712,813

0.0

1

108,734

0.0

217,468

0.0

Indiana

720,422

0.0

1

64,838

1.74

129,676

2.88

Iowa

761,589

.01

76

30,464

1.93

60,927

1.65

Kansas

713,280 

0.0 

 15

22,716 

2.87 

70,986 

2.03 

Kentucky

 723,228

 0.0

 1

43,394 

10 

 114,194

 9.84

Louisiana

755,445 

.03 

162 

43,174 

9.89 

 116,240

9.86 

Maine

664,181 

0.0 

 

 

 

 

Maryland**

721,529

.00013

1

122,813**

8.87

122,813

8.87

Massachusetts

727,514

0.0

1

40,923

9.74

163,691

9.77

Michigan

705,974 

0.0

 1

 89,851

9.96 

260,096 

 9.79

Minnesota

662,991

0.0

1

79,163

1.42

39,582

1.6

Mississippi

741,824

0.2

134

24,322 

9.95 

57,063 

9.77 

Missouri

748,616 

 0

 36,742

7.8 

176,145 

8.5 

Montana*

 

 

 

9,894 

 5.44

19,788 

5.26 

Nebraska

608,780

0.0

1

N/A

N/A

37,272

7.39

Nevada

675,138

0.0

1

64,299

1.33

128,598

0.8

New Hampshire

658,235 

0.00067 

 4

3,291 

9.9 

54,853 

8.83 

New Jersey

732,658 

 0.0

219,797 

 5.199

219,797 

5.199 

New Mexico

686,393 

 0.0

29,417 

6.68 

 49,028

 8.70

New York

 717,707

0.0 

 1

 129,089

7.94 

307,356 

8.8 

North Carolina

733,499 

0.0 

79,462 

9.9 

190,710 

 9.74

North Dakota*

 

 

 

14,310

8.86

14,310

8.86

Ohio

 

 

 

116,530 

16.44 

349,591 

9.2 

Oklahoma

750,270

0.0

1

37,142

1.81

78,153

2.03

Oregon

766,215 

0.0 

63,851 

3.1 

127,702 

 2.99

Pennsylvania

705,688 

0.0 

 1

 62,573

 7.88

254,048 

7.96 

Rhode Island

526,284 

 0.0

 1

 14,034

4.98 

27,699 

5.01 

South Carolina

660,766 

 0.0

37,301 

4.99 

100,551 

9.55 

South Dakota*

 

 

 

23,262**

9.47

23,262

9.47

Tennessee

705,123 

0.0 

 1

192,306 

 9.17

 64,102

9.74 

Texas

698,488

0.0

32

167,637

9.92

811,147

8.04

Utah

690,971 

0.0 

 1

36,852 

1.55 

95,306 

.39 

Vermont*

 

 

 

4,172 

18.9 

20,858 

 18.2

Virginia

727,366

0.0

1

80,010

2.0

200,026

4.0

Washington

672,454

.003

19

137,236

.068

137,236

.068

West Virginia

617,665

.79

4,871

18,530

9.99

109,000

10.00

Wisconsin

710,873 

 0.0

 1

 57,444

 .76

172,333 

.62 

Wyoming*

536,626

0.0

0.0

9,394

9.84

18,788

9.37

SOURCE: National Conference of State Legislatures
* State has only one Congressional seat.
**
Maryland maintains three state assembly districts within each state senate district. The ideal district size for the two member district is 81,875 with an overall deviation of 9.39. The ideal district size for the single member district is 40,938 with an overall deviation of 8.92.
**South Dakota maintains 4 multimember districts. Those 4 districts have an ideal population of 11,631 with an overall deviation of 4.68.

 

 

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