Mr Gupta mentioned at some point that Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida provided his own map for redistricting, and implied that it was gerrymandered. I am not so sure about this, despite the fact that a major media narrative appears to be that Republican legislatures are carrying out widespread gerrymandering in the 2020s redistricting. I have had a brief look at the US House figures in Florida and they seem to be fairly normal in terms of vote share vs seat share. However, this could be a case of gerrymandering hidden by a massive red wave - if this is so, we won't know for a few elections.
I will look further at Florida's election results and compare them with previous cycles and other states. I could quite easily be wrong, but my initial estimates show that Florida is much less gerrymandered than New Jersey.
Mr Gupta mentioned at some point that Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida provided his own map for redistricting, and implied that it was gerrymandered. I am not so sure about this, despite the fact that a major media narrative appears to be that Republican legislatures are carrying out widespread gerrymandering in the 2020s redistricting. I have had a brief look at the US House figures in Florida and they seem to be fairly normal in terms of vote share vs seat share. However, this could be a case of gerrymandering hidden by a massive red wave - if this is so, we won't know for a few elections.
I will look further at Florida's election results and compare them with previous cycles and other states. I could quite easily be wrong, but my initial estimates show that Florida is much less gerrymandered than New Jersey.