District Profiles

District 1

District 1 has 172,003 people, 7.2% over the target of 160,380 and would need to shrink.

District 7 to its North and 2 to its Southwest both need to grow. Bringing down the Northern bounadry would cut out the less liberal Hispanic voters along Frankford. Bringing up the Southern boundary would cut out some of the less liberal White voters in South Philly. Either way, this district likely becomes more progressive.

District 2

District 2 has 155,903 people, 2.8% under the target of 160,380 and would need to grow.

District 2 could expand into District 1’s South Philly, 5’s Center City, or 3’s Southwest. The first two would add a predominantly-White, leftist population, while the last would add a predominantly-Black, Clinton-supporting group.

District 3

District 3 has 156,165 people, 2.6% under the target of 160,380 and would need to grow.

Bounded by the Schuylkill and two also-too-small districts, District 3 doesn’t have a ton of natural space to expand. It will need to expand into either District 2 and 4’s predominantly-Clinton sections, or cross the river.

District 4

District 4 has 147,482 people, 8% under the target of 160,380 and would need to grow.

Of all the districts, 4 needs to grow the most. It could easily come into North Philly’s District 5, increasing it’s already noteable diversity.

District 5

District 5 has 171,125 people, 6.7% over the target of 160,380 and would need to shrink.

District 5 is among the highest population districts, and needs to shrink. It could cut out the dense, liberal sections of Center City or Fishtown it currently includes, or yield some of the predominantly-Clinton regions in its North.

District 6

District 6 has 167,016 people, 4.1% over the target of 160,380 and would need to shrink.

District 6 would need to probably yield some of its River Wards region to 7.

District 7

District 7 has 156,806 people, 2.2% under the target of 160,380 and would need to grow.

District 7 could grow in any direction except the North, into the predominantly-Black sections of North Philly’s 5, Bernie-supporting Fisthown of 1, or the more conservative White sections of 6. Regardless, it will almost certainly stay Philadelphia’s single predominantly-Hispanic District.

District 8

District 8 has 150,432 people, 6.2% under the target of 160,380 and would need to grow.

District 8’s only boundary with a district that needs to shrink is into North Philly’s 5.

District 9

District 9 has 159,400 people, 0.6% under the target of 160,380 and would need to grow.

District 9 is basically at the city’s average population.

District 10

District 10 has 167,458 people, 4.4% over the target of 160,380 and would need to shrink.

Needing a little shrinkage, District 10 could yield some land to 9.