The state assembly map now has two Asian majority districts-up one from the current assembly map-but none in the congressional or state senate maps. By contrast, “influence” districts-where Latinos are a significant minority, which we define as 30% or more-decreased by eight for US Congress, seven for state senate, and five for state assembly.įor Asian Americans and African Americans, the final maps show less change. As a share of all districts, these numbers nearly match the share of the Latino voting-eligible population (30%). With the final maps, the number of majority Latino districts increased significantly, adding six districts for US Congress, three for state senate, and five for state assembly. In particular, we compare representation for racial and ethnic groups as well as partisan outcomes like seat share and competitiveness. We have evaluated these maps against the draft CRC maps released in November and the current maps, based on criteria the commission was required to consider-along with some desired criteria not mandated by law. In December, California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) approved the final maps for the state’s new political districts.

California congressional districts map