Colorado redistricting commissioners mull big changes to latest draft of congressional map – By Thy Vo and Sandra Fish (Colorado Sun) / Sept 9 2021
People on the Western Slope aren’t happy about being grouped with Boulder, and Fort Collins residents say they don’t belong with the Eastern Plains
Blowback on a proposal that would place northwest Colorado and Boulder in the same congressional district has Colorado’s Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission considering significant changes to the latest draft of the state’s U.S. House map released Friday.
That map, the first plan based on 2020 census data, would also create a southern district and draw rural communities into districts with urban areas in many parts of the state, drawing criticism from residents of the Western Slope and Eastern Plains in the first two of four public hearings.
With the partisan balance of the U.S. House at stake, political observers across the country are watching carefully to see where Colorado’s district lines are drawn. The map released last week would place Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, of Garfield County, in the 2nd Congressional District with Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, of Lafayette, in a district that would favor Democrats.
CONTINUE > https://coloradosun.com/2021/09/09/colorado-redistricting-changes-coleman-map/
