Philadelphia Map

Philadelphia County has seen significant growth among communities of color and a net loss of white residents. Our proposed districts for Philadelphia are based on over 170 community map submissions from our members. Currently, the district maps around Philadelphia are visibly gerrymandered to significant extent. Our gathered community of interest data shows that our communities are currently split between Pennsylvania's 181st, 190th, 195th, 197th, and 198th House Districts. These district lines artificially divide our communities and do not reflect the borders and boundaries real people see and experience on the ground, in Philadelphia, every day. 

Philadelphia’s current district maps are visibly gerrymandered to a significant extent. Our gathered community of interest data shows that our communities are currently split between Pennsylvania's 181st, 190th, 195th, 197th, and 198th House Districts. These district lines artificially divide our communities and do not reflect the borders and boundaries real people see and experience on the ground, in Philadelphia, every day. 

Our proposed map would keep the general shape of what is currently HD 195, but would drop the disproportionately-white population south of Girard Ave, add more neighborhoods of color between W Lehigh Ave and W Erie Ave, and clean up the borders surrounding the district. As a consequence, it will be easier for candidates, organizations, and voters to reach out to voters in their community. Notably, this map would not include high-concentrated areas of students around Temple University, allowing those students to be collectively represented in their own district.