New US Congressional maps are the fairest in a decade — but not quite as fair as people want you to believe

Analysts are also systematically ignoring the diminished responsiveness of the legislative chamber

The New York Times has a very nice piece on redistricting out today arguing the 2022 US house map will not be significantly biased toward Republicans. This is thanks to Democrats benefiting from litigation against gerrymandered maps in states like Ohio and North Carolina, as well as their own gerrymandering in places like New York and New Mexico.

While I…