Ward Cleaver's

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

for New England

based on 1980 census counts

New Hampshire

Ward Cleaver's Congressional districts in New Hampshire based on 1980 population

STATE # DISTRICT LOCATION SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY TOTAL POPULATION DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION
New Hampshire 1. Southeast Counties: Hillsborough & Rockingham. 466,953 +1.44%

New Hampshire 2. North Counties: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, Strafford & Sullivan. 453,657 -1.44%

STATE # DISTRICT LOCATION SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY TOTAL POPULATION DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION

STATE	#	DISTRICT LOCATION	SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY	TOTAL POPULATION	DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION
New Hampshire	1.	Southeast	Counties: Hillsborough & Rockingham.	466,953	+1.44%
New Hampshire	2.	North	Counties: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, Strafford & Sullivan.	453,657	-1.44%
STATE	#	DISTRICT LOCATION	SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY	TOTAL POPULATION	DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION

Maine

Ward Cleaver's Congressional districts in Maine based on 1980 population

STATE # DISTRICT LOCATION SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY TOTAL POPULATION DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION
Maine 1. West Counties: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York. 559,973 -0.42%

Maine 2. East Counties: Aroostook, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington. 564,687 +0.42%

STATE # DISTRICT LOCATION SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY TOTAL POPULATION DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION

STATE	#	DISTRICT LOCATION	SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY	TOTAL POPULATION	DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION
Maine	1.	West	Counties: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.	559,973	-0.42%
Maine	2.	East	Counties: Aroostook, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.	564,687	+0.42%
STATE	#	DISTRICT LOCATION	SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY	TOTAL POPULATION	DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION

Standards for drawing districts, in approximate order of application

Equal population (±2%)
Preserving community integrity
- dividing as few communities as possible
- dividing each community into as few parts as possible
- dividing larger rather than smaller communities
Contiguity
- by land (minimal crossing of water)
- by road
- by mass transit, such as a railroad
Compactness
- minimal ratio of length to width of districts
Uniting communities of interest
Social characteristics
- ethnicity
- economics
- education

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