Ward Cleaver's

PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

in New England

based on 2000 census counts

Massachusetts

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Ward Cleaver's proposed Congressional districts in New Hampshire based on 2000 population

STATE # DISTRICT LOCATION SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY TOTAL POPULATION DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION
New Hampshire 1. East Counties: Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack, Rockingham & Strafford. 625,808 +1.28%

New Hampshire 2. West Counties: Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough & Sullivan. 609,978 -1.28%

STATE	#	DISTRICT LOCATION	SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY	TOTAL POPULATION	DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION
New Hampshire	1.	East	Counties: Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack, Rockingham & Strafford.	625,808	+1.28%
New Hampshire	2.	West	Counties: Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough & Sullivan.	609,978	-1.28%

Maine

Ward Cleaver's proposed Congressional districts in Maine based on 2000 population

STATE # DISTRICT LOCATION SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY TOTAL POPULATION DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION
Maine 1. South Counties: Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc & York. 638,298 +0.13%

Maine 2. North Counties: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Knox, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, Washington. 636,625 -0.13%

STATE	#	DISTRICT LOCATION	SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY	TOTAL POPULATION	DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION
Maine	1.	South	Counties: Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc & York.	638,298	+0.13%
Maine	2.	North	Counties: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Knox, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, Washington.	636,625	-0.13%

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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