FairData has developed an interactive map showing child poverty rates
by current state legislative districts. Additional legislative district maps show
other socio-economic data from the 2000 census, as well as party affiliation as
of January 2007.
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clicking the drop-down menu under "Compare Maps" to the
left of the map image. Click on the INFO tool and then click on the map to
retrieve census data for the various geographic layers in a pop-up window.
Or click on ZOOM TO and then click on the map -- summary data for the district
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(unicameral), Washington, District of Columbia (wards), and North Dakota -- upper chamber boundaries are
the same as the lower chamber.
A 2006 court-ordered
modification to Senate and House Districts 21, 26, and 27 in South Dakota is
not reflected in the maps. (The plan was drafted by FairPlan for a Sec. 2
lawsuit)
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Map 1 (Default) --
Population Under 18 Below Poverty
Map 2 -- Population Below Poverty (All ages)
Map 3 -- Median Household Income (1999)
Map 4 -- Population Under 19 Below 185%
Poverty Level (Free/Reduced Meal Eligible)
Source: USDA and Special
Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Block Group
Sample Data, estimates by FairData
Map 5 -- Percent Minority (any race and
Latino)
Map 6 -- Sec. 203 Language Map
-- (Voting Rights Act language
minority 18+)
This thematic map shows voting age non-English speakers who do not speak English
"very well". This category includes all non-English
speakers 18 and over who speak English "well", "not well",
or "not at all".
Map 7 -- Party Affiliation of Incumbent
(2007)
Note: Incumbent and party
affiliation data are from early 2007. There are
nearly 7,500 legislators nationwide, so changes
occur every month.
Party affiliation is more stable than the
name of incumbent.
Source: State legislature
websites, January 2007.
Map 8 -- Foreign Born Non-citizen
Population (any race or ethnicity, all ages)
Map 9 -- Percent Latino (all races)
Map 10 -- Percent African-American (single
race, all ages)
Map 11 -- Percent American Indian (single
race, all ages)
Map 12 -- Percent Asian-American (single race,
all ages)
Map 13 -- Housing Tenure (renters and
homeowners)
Map 14 -- Population 25 and over without
a high school degree
Map 15 -- Population Ages 21-64 with a
disability
Map 16 -- Households with Social Security
Income
Map 17a -- Correctional Population by State
Senate District
Map 17b -- Correctional Population by State
House District
Map 18 -- Bush-Kerry by County
(Head-to-Head Contest)
At a scale of about 200 miles,
green labels show votes cast for the two major
party candidates by county. For total votes
cast and votes by candidate (all parties), click
the INFO button and then on a county. The
election data can be accessed from the pop-up
window under "County (Elections)".
This map does not display
election returns below the county level.
