Following the recent publication of interactive state legislative maps for 11 states, here's another set of maps for three additional states: Ohio, New Hampshire and Wyoming. Using the presidential election by legislative district results calculated by the team at Daily Kos Elections, these maps in Google's Fusion Tables program let you see President Obama's performance in each district along with the party represented in the legislature and some key stats for each legislator.
Districts in solid blue were carried by Obama and represented by a Democrat, while those in solid red were won by Mitt Romney and held by a Republican. Lighter red districts voted for Obama and a Republican legislator, while those in lighter blue went for Romney and a Democratic legislator. All vacant seats are assigned to the party that last won them. Note that the map displays use only the two-party vote to give you an apple-to-apples comparison between presidential and legislative results, but the diary and Daily Kos Elections' numbers include totals for third party candidates, though the differences are minor.
Ohio State Senate
For the third time in a row, Republicans were in charge of drawing the Buckeye State's legislative districts. They were thus able to gerrymander a very solid 23 to 10 veto-proof super-majority in a state Obama carried 51-48 percent. Obama won 14 and Republicans hold five of those, while 19 districts voted for Romney and a Democrat represents just one. Under the current maps, it looks like the Republican majority is very secure. The median district was carried by Romney by 51-46 percent, placing it about eight points to the right of Ohio overall. If Democrats want to control under the current map, they would need to take some pretty red turf. Only half of the Senate is elected each cycle, so Team Blue would need two very good cycles in a row.
Ohio State House of Representatives
In Ohio, each Senate district contains three whole House districts. The Republican-drawn map unsurprisingly gives their party a sizable 60-to-39-seat majority, which is the bare minimum needed to override vetoes, even though Democrats won the popular vote. Both parties control three House seats won by the other side's presidential nominee. The median House district voted for Romney 51-48 percent, putting it about seven points to the right of the state. A Democratic majority under this map isn't impossible, but Team Blue would need to win a lot of light-red seats.
Please head below the fold for New Hampshire and Wyoming.