PA Supreme Court Rules For Dem-Backed House Map

The Associated Press reports:

The Democratic-majority state Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision picked a 17-district map that had been proposed by a group of Democratic-aligned voters who sued last year in an effort to get the court involved.

It is unlikely to create a big shift in the makeup of the congressional delegation, as the state loses a seat, going from 18 to 17, to account for relatively stagnant population growth in census findings over the past decade, particularly in rural white areas predominantly represented by Republicans.

Pennsylvania’s delegation is currently split evenly, nine Republicans and nine Democrats, in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 4 million to 3.4 million.

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The map provides 8 Republican-leaning districts, 6 Democratic-leaning districts and 3 closely divided districts, according to an analysis. https://t.co/ctJtdCkSOK

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