The NY map was a Republican gerrymander by the Special Master appointed by an Upstate Republican judge.
The special master put 10 Democrats into 5 districts. He didn’t do that to the Republicans. Republicans are only 23% of the electorate but the way the special master drew the maps he gave them at least 1/3 of the seats
Let me give an example of how clear his bias was.
In 2012 there was also a special master. He drew fair maps. For example.
The .Staten Island seat was a Republican seat normally. The historical maps had all of Staten Island and a part of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn part was more Democratic but initially not by much.
HOWEVER the special master in 2022, while also adding a Brooklyn part to the Staten Island seat, he chose one of the FEW Republican enclaves in Brooklyn to add to that map.
That is a sign of bias and can be considered a judicial gerrymander via special master.
Second, if you mean pairing of 10 incumbents into 5 districts, that is often considered the opposite of gerrymandering because it is focused on voter communities and not the preferences of individual legislators. Incumbent pairing is rare when legislators draw lines for themselves or their friends.
The New York delegation-elect comprises 15 Democrats and 11 Republicans. Republicans won four of those districts by margins of 4 points or less, providing Democrats the opportunity to attain up to a 19-7 split in 2024.
The NY map was a Republican gerrymander by the Special Master appointed by an Upstate Republican judge.
The special master put 10 Democrats into 5 districts. He didn’t do that to the Republicans. Republicans are only 23% of the electorate but the way the special master drew the maps he gave them at least 1/3 of the seats
Let me give an example of how clear his bias was.
In 2012 there was also a special master. He drew fair maps. For example.
The .Staten Island seat was a Republican seat normally. The historical maps had all of Staten Island and a part of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn part was more Democratic but initially not by much.
HOWEVER the special master in 2022, while also adding a Brooklyn part to the Staten Island seat, he chose one of the FEW Republican enclaves in Brooklyn to add to that map.
That is a sign of bias and can be considered a judicial gerrymander via special master.
You are providing misleading information.
First, between 43 and 47% of the New York vote went to statewide Republican candidates. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-new-york.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=election-results&context=election_recirc®ion=StateNavMenu
Second, if you mean pairing of 10 incumbents into 5 districts, that is often considered the opposite of gerrymandering because it is focused on voter communities and not the preferences of individual legislators. Incumbent pairing is rare when legislators draw lines for themselves or their friends.
The New York delegation-elect comprises 15 Democrats and 11 Republicans. Republicans won four of those districts by margins of 4 points or less, providing Democrats the opportunity to attain up to a 19-7 split in 2024.