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Jul 19, 2022 · UPDATED Jul. 19, 2022, at 3:50 PM. What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State. An updating tracker of proposed congressional maps — and whether they might benefit Democrats or Republicans in...
- Background
- District Maps
- Redistricting by Cycle
- State Legislation and Ballot Measures
- Political Impacts of Redistricting
- Recent News
- See Also
- External Links
This section includes background information on federal requirements for congressional redistricting, state legislative redistricting, state-based requirements, redistricting methods used in the 50 states, gerrymandering, and recent court decisions.
Congressional districts
1. 1.1. See also: United States congressional delegations from West Virginia West Virginia comprises two congressional districts. The table below lists West Virginia's current U.S. Representatives.
State legislative maps
1. 1.1. See also: West Virginia State Senate and West Virginia House of Representatives West Virginia comprises 17 state Senate districts and 67 state House districts. Each state Senate district elects two state senators. Some state House districts elect multiple delegates. State senators are elected every four years in partisan elections. State representatives are elected every two years in partisan elections. To access the state legislative district maps approved during the 2020 redistricti...
Redistricting after the 2020 census
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting in West Virginia after the 2020 census West Virginia was apportioned two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This represented a net loss of one seat as compared to apportionment after the 2010 census.
Enacted congressional district maps
1. 1.1. See also: Congressional district maps implemented after the 2020 census West Virginia enacted a congressional district map on October 22, 2021. On September 30, 2021, the House and Senate Redistricting Committees released a total of 18 congressional district map proposals. On October 13, 2021, the West Virginia Senate passed Sen. Charles S. Trump IV's (R) 8th proposed congressional map in 30-2 vote, which was then approved by the House on October 14 in an 84-12 vote. Gov. Jim Justice...
Enacted state legislative district maps
1. 1.1. See also: State legislative district maps implemented after the 2020 census West Virginia enacted district maps for the Senate and House of Delegates on October 22, 2021. On September 30, 2021, the House Redistricting Committees released a single-member district map proposal for the West Virginia House of Delegates. The proposal passed the House on October 13, 2021, in a 79-20 vote and passed the Senate on October 18, 2021, in a 28-5 vote. On October 5, 2021, the Senate Redistricting...
Redistricting legislation
1. See state election laws The following is a list of recent redistricting bills that have been introduced in or passed by the West Virginia state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50. Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legisla...
Redistricting ballot measures
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting measures on the ballot and List of West Virginia ballot measures Ballotpedia has tracked no ballot measures relating to redistricting in West Virginia.
Competitiveness
There are conflicting opinions regarding the correlation between partisan gerrymandering and electoral competitiveness. In 2012, Jennifer Clark, a political science professor at the University of Houston, said, "The redistricting process has important consequences for voters. In some states, incumbent legislators work together to protect their own seats, which produces less competition in the political system. Voters may feel as though they do not have a meaningful alternative to the incumben...
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Nov 8, 2022 · States are redrawing their 2022 congressional maps. Here's how many House districts the state will have following the 2020 census, and how voting power will shift. CNN
Mar 2, 2022 · March 2, 2022 at 9:48 AM. The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in 2022 in West Virginia was Jan. 29, 2022. This is the first election following West Virginia’s redistricting process, which featured structural changes to the state’s legislature.
Statewide election dates in West Virginia are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar. Statewide election dates. May 10, 2022: Primary November 8, 2022: General election. Offices on the ballot
West Virginia has 2 congressional districts. After redistricting, all will be contested in the 2022 midterm elections.
Primary elections were held on May 10, 2022. [2] Federal offices. House of Representatives. Following the 2020 redistricting cycle, West Virginia lost one seat in the House of Representatives, leaving two seats up for election.
