I drew 4 that gave McCain a majority in the 2008 election and almost certainly would have given Romney a majority in 2012. All four included some rural areas, so I think they’d either give Trump majorities in all four or come pretty close to it.
1. Panhandle, Frederick County and some not so horrible portions of nothern Montco and western Howard
2. Carroll County, part of Baltco and part of Harford County (and a few marginal precincts in Baltimore city)
3. St. Mary’s County, Calvert County, almost all of Ann Arundel County (except for a few heavily Dem precincts up north) and the few remaining marginal precincts in eastern Charles County and eastern PG County
4. The Eastern Shore, the Chesapeake Bay part of Harford County, parts of Baltco, and I think a few marginal precincts in Baltimore city
The heavily RAT portions of Baltco and Ann Arundel County, and almost all of Montco, Howard, PG, Charles and Baltimore city, would be in four Democrat vote sinks. Three of them would have black majorities, thus making the map attractive to some liberals. Gov. Hogan should offer such a map to black Democrat state legislators and threaten to veto maps that do not “do justice to black Marylanders, who deserve to have three districts in which they can elect the candidate of their choice.”
Good map, though I think you stuck my part of AA into a Dhimmicrap district. Send it to Gov. Hogan and/or some black legislators.
Montgomery County is like Westchester County NY where I mostly grew up. The parts near the city are urban/suburban, but as you do upcounty you get more and more into the country. And it gets a little redder.
Unfortunately, both are pretty blue these days.
Which Anne Arundel precincts were you talking about leaving out of that district? I’m right where three counties come together.