Connecticut currently has five U.S. House seats (all held by Democrats) and will remain at five seats. As the
Connecticut Mirror reports, although total population size was very similar to the previous decade's, certain areas
grew and shrank within the state. Creating equal-sized districts will therefore require some new cartography. As the article notes:
On a congressional level, losses in eastern Connecticut and gains in Fairfield County mean that Congressman Joe Courtney’s sprawling 2nd District must get even bigger, while Congressman Jim Himes’ 4th will get more compact.
The article also has some interesting discussion of citizen input into the process, via online DIY district-drawing sites.
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