This map packs the very true blue areas of Portland, as well as the socialist-heavy Portland proper. It may be a dummymander considering that there are four competitive red seats that might flip blue in a year like 2006. In a regular year, though, Republicans might ride on Christine Drazan’s coattails and capture all four competitive districts.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/5678c0fc-87ae-485f-95c9-fa48df4e04dd
In North Carolina, there are two federally recognized Indian tribes. However, only one of them has definite origins while the other has rather questionable origins. I have started mapping out hypothetical tribal boundaries several months ago.
With that in mind, I mapped out a hypothetical partition plan for Qualla County in North Carolina. It is loosely based on the Qualla Boundary, which is the homelands of the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. I left a small portion (about 5-10%) of the Qualla Boundary in Swain County, as I felt having a non-contiguous county didn't feel right.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/62909691-8766-4a84-8a27-6ab7ba935f0a
Another state that shouldn’t go unmentioned in my Project GOP mapping project is Minnesota. Minnesota isn’t too blue, and Democratic political geography isn’t too great, so that is basically ripe for a GOP gerrymander. All but one Democrat are protected under this map. The only Democrat targeted under this map is Ilhan Omar, who is a controversial figure in Democratic politics.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/b3dabbb1-8c53-4e9f-86d3-d9431bd35f56
Another addition to my Project GOP mapping project is Michigan. I might've had a map of a GOP-gerrymandered Michigan from several months ago, but whatever.
Under this map, three Democrats are targeted, especially one who has ties to the Squad.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/0ed9b3f0-17b5-4001-abd6-5aa32bd85882
Onto blue states... I'm virtually "un-gerrymandering" blue states that have been insanely gerrymandered for Project GOP. I'm not finished yet... I still have a lot more maps to add here.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/b7eed6aa-8586-4445-bd92-52b8566486a2
I’m also gonna do blue states for my Project GOP mapping project. Illinois is a blue state, with Kamala Harris winning the state by 10.9 percentage points.
This map may not be the best GOP-optimistic map, as there are swing districts that can go either way. The map has eight safe Democratic districts and one definitely competitive Democratic district. There are five safe Republican districts, one moderately competitive Republican district, and two definitely competitive Republican districts.
If it were 2010, Republicans could’ve gotten the majority of seats, 9R-8D. If it were 2006, Democrats would have a 14D-5R majority, or perhaps 15D-4R or 14D-3R.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/1ab13e1f-966b-4054-9a3e-170eb5aed93c
Arizona’s current map is 4R-2CR-3D. Both of the districts that went for Biden in 2020 and Trump in 2024 are held by Republicans.
This time, I decided to make it 7R-2D. None of the districts are less than R+10.00 in 2024.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/bb6ef5c2-6f9e-4892-a202-c64c3a9952db
Senate District 23 contains western Tippecanoe County, which includes West Lafayette. Spencer Deery, who voted against redistricting in December 2025, faced a primary challenge against the TPUSA-endorsed Paula Copenhaver. It was very close. Deery was leading before the recount, but the recount showed Copenhaver winning the primary.
Copenhaver will face off against West Lafayette councilman David Sanders. Sanders ran against Deery in 2022 and lost by 27.2 percentage points.
Meanwhile, in SD-22, Ron Alting won against pastor Richard Bagsby. After the primaries, Alting publicly apologized for voting in favor of redistricting. He is set to face off against teacher Natasha Baker.
Another attempt at a Michigan Senate map, perhaps my first in several months. Also, the new Michigan datasets have arrived.
To be fair and honest, my Michigan Senate map isn’t necessarily the best because many people will obviously point out the problems. I can always find a time to respond to feedback regarding my map.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/6e70f7b2-9e45-4441-a108-2c8817375d75
Disclaimer: No racial demographics have been used to draw this map.
In 1993, Louisiana lawmakers drew a Z-shaped district, and we had our first Black representative outside of New Orleans since Reconstruction. However, they were likely forced by a federal judge to redraw their map because it had explicitly used race to draw a second Black district. Shaw v. Reno was decided thirty-three years before Louisiana v. Callais. Both look a bit similar.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/b8fe17fd-3ef3-4cbe-a37c-32be52ec7645
I felt my last Michigan House map from last year needed a revamp, so this is attempt number sixty-seven of me drawing the Michigan House of Representatives.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/a9324856-338e-430e-8bcd-b9b6364eba99
UPDATE: The developers at Dave’s Redistricting App as responded stating that they had to switch to the new user interface. There’s really nothing they can do for anyone just to switch back to the old user interface.
On August 3, 2026, the old user interface has been discontinued in favor of the new user interface. There has been some criticism from some users. However, those who criticize the new user interface might get used to it in the months to come.
Only three users have submitted their four-corner congressional maps. For the July Competition, we were gonna use quadripoints and nothing else. Let's do the honors...
| User | State | Quadripoints | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobiuss | Illinois | 10 | 3 |
| x071ishere | California | 36 | 2 |
| Leon_Thomas | California | 43 | 1 |
To the three folks who competed in July's competition, thank you for your participation.
Okay, what's next?
Just like all people who redistrict Michigan in smaller bits, I chose to start off in Detroit. I might receive criticism for my mapping choices.
However, I will choose to justify my mapping choices here based on politics.
That huge sea of ruby red that borders Detroit used to be a huge sea of navy blue because Joe Biden’s foreign policy didn’t sit well with the voters who reside there, and I get why. I honestly feel they have sabotaged Democrats in 2024. They wanted Democrats to stay far away from issues of abortion and LGBTQ rights. In addition, Michigan Democrats are worried about the aspect of Mike Rogers flipping the Senate seat red. As such, I do not want to endorse an individual who wants us to not worry about our democracy being at risk. In short, I believe the most logical way is to split that huge sea of ruby red across three districts in this map.
More to come.
Metro Detroit consists of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne. I chose to start my 50k map in the Detroit area because that is where most folks start when they’re redistricting Michigan.
I might get criticism for some of my mapping choices, but I honestly don’t care.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/4182f20e-2b17-44de-bd8c-c709df33b104
The Michigan Democratic field is narrowed down to two candidates. Haley Stevens has the endorsement of the regular Democratic organization in Lansing while Abdul El-Sayed has the endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Gary Peters is not seeking a third term. He has publicly endorsed Stevens over El-Sayed. Gretchen Whitmer is yet to issue an endorsement, and it is predicted that she will endorse Stevens.
Note: It has come to my attention that someone on this subreddit has made a highly offensive post. Dave’s Redistricting App 2020 is a niche community of cartographers like you and me. Unfortunately, the post in question is not a reflection of the Dave’s Redistricting App 2020 community, its developers, or its users. The mod team has taken appropriate action, and the user who made that post has since been banned from this subreddit. The user has also been banned from Reddit.
The user who made that highly offensive post made a diabolically drawn map of South Carolina, so in response, I decided to draw a not-so-diabolical map of South Carolina. It’s July 2026, and we are heading into an era in which red states with histories of racial discrimination are actively trying to reverse course from tall of the LBJ-era mandates on civil rights. The Voting Rights Act became endangered when the Supreme Court allowed voting changes without pre-clearance. Pre-clearance of voting changes or voting maps were encouraged in Section 5. Now, Section 2 appears to be at risk as the Supreme Court has struck down “race-based” districts.
If you have one suggestion for each district you want me to change to make it more equitable, let me know in the comments! Remember, keep the discussion civil.
Map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/58b6ec6e-3625-41ce-b555-24ff4acc0114
Paterson has a small but vibrant community in South Paterson populated by Palestinians. A tiny portion of Main Street is renamed Palestine Way, after the Palestinian American community that resides there. It is named Little Ramallah, after the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
I mapped out the boundaries of Little Palestine in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview. Many on the YAPms subreddit brought up Little Ramallah in South Paterson, so I went ahead on Dave’s Redistricting App to map out what I believe are the boundaries of said community.
Boundary map: https://davesredistricting.org/join/0f67c667-fc78-4dd6-b0c0-c1e662d1b61b