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Thanks for clarifying! Was not aware of the practice and didn't even notice the states represented the alphabet! (Non US resident here).
by jypepin 7y ago
Thanks for clarifying! Was not aware of the practice and didn't even notice the states represented the alphabet! (Non US resident here).
- schoen 7y agoNote that these are Congressional districts (a sub-state district used for electoral purposes). The states' shapes themselves exist for other historical reasons that are probably not mainly related to gerrymandering.