KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE One of the most useful tools that the Crystal Ball employs on a regular basis is Dave’s Redistricting App, which helps us make sense of redistricting and includes a plethora of data. Using some of DRA’s newly-released data, we are looking back at how the 2008 election compares to 2020 by congressional district. Despite doing several points worse nationally than Barack Obama did in 2008, Joe Biden performed better than Obama in nearly half (211) of the current 435 House districts. Our home state of Virginia illustrates several of the broader national swings that have taken hold since 2008. Most districts cast more raw votes in 2020 than they did in 2008, though there are some interesting exceptions.
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