Democrats view it as a partisan map, producing 10 Republican seats, and maybe up to 12, in a state where Pennsylvania’s delegation is currently split evenly and registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 4 million to 3.4 million.
’s delegation is currently split evenly, nine Democrats and nine Republicans, and registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 4 million to 3.4 million.
The map shrinks Democratic-leaning districts from six to five and keeps three toss-up districts, as the state grapples with the loss of a seat because of relatively stagnant population growth. Her selection is strictly a recommendation on which the state Supreme Court — with a 5-2 Democratic majority — will make the ultimate decision. In 1992, when a similar process played out over six weeks, the high court went along with the lower court judge's recommendation.
The map picked by McCullough creates seven districts with solid Republican registration advantages. Five seats would have a strong Democratic registration advantage.
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