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My incomplete redrawing of AD 9. I tried to make the district more closely conform to the actual city limits of Sacramento. But like a lot of cities, especially ones that have grown rapidly in recent decades, the city limits of Sacramento can differ greatly from how residents actually think of the city. For instance, urban, minority-heavy Oak Park lies outside the city limits, while more distant, sparsely populated and racially homogenous areas north of town are in the city. Though if you’re trying to tip Niello’s AD 5 into the Democratic column, these bits of urban non-Sacramento could be very useful. Likewise, putting more of this area into AD 9 and taking some of the northern parts of could help keep a Republican in AD 5.
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My incomplete redrawing of AD 9. I tried to make the district more closely conform to the actual city limits of Sacramento. But like a lot of cities, especially ones that have grown rapidly in recent decades, the city limits of Sacramento can differ greatly from how residents actually think of the city. For instance, urban, minority-heavy Oak Park lies outside the city limits, while more distant, sparsely populated and racially homogenous areas north of town are in the city. Though if you’re trying to tip Niello’s AD 5 into the Democratic column, these bits of urban non-Sacramento could be very useful. Likewise, putting more of this area into AD 9 and taking some of the northern parts of could help keep a Republican in AD 5.