It's universal among Swingnuts, pundits, and Kossacks alike that Ohio is probably going to draw a 12-4 map, giving Ryan, Kaptur, and Fudge safe seats. The fourth seat will either be in Columbus or Cleveland, where Kucinich and Sutton would duke it out.
In my gerrymander, I continue to split Columbus, while making Stivers safer and not really endangering Tiberi. Furthermore, I give every strongly-blue precinct in Cuyahoga to Kaptur or Fudge, focing Sutton into the strongly-Republican 13th district or into a primary battle with Rep. Ryan. Kucinich now must face Kaptur, but Kaptur has the geographical edge.
This map would protect Renacci, Gibbs, and Johnson, even though Gibbs' district is more Democratic (he takes in parts of Columbus). All 13 should be safe GOP in a neutral year, but in a strongly-Dem year, I suppose Johnson's, Stivers, and Tiberi's could flip. But anyway, 8 years out of 10, this map will yield 13 GOPers.
All numbers are attached to the photos. Sorry if they're too small to read (I can read them, but if you want clarification I'll post it). Enjoy! (All deviation is under 400)
IMPORTANT: numbers for Districts 1, 2, 3, and 16 are missing, but if you click the districts you get them. 1, 2, and 3 are all safe R, while 16 is black VAP majority and strongly Dem.
OH-1 Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati)
OH-2 Mean Jean Schmidt (R-Miami Township)
OH-3 John Boehner (R-West Chester)
OH-4 Jim Turner (R-Dayton)
OH-5 Steve Stivers (R-Columbus)
OH-6 Pat Tiberi (R-Galena)
OH-7 Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green)
OH-8 Steve Austria (R-Beaver Creek)
OH-9 Bill Johnson (R-Poland)
OH-10 Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Cleveland)
OH-11 Bob Gibbs (R-Lakeville)
OH-12 Jim Jordan (R-Urbana)
OH-13 Jim Renacci (R-Wadsworth)
OH-14 Steve LaTourette (R-Bainbridge Township)
OH-15 Tim Ryan (D-Niles) and Betty Sutton (D-Copley)
OH-16 Marcia Fudge (D-Warrensville Heights)
