stood in October 2016 was named on NPR's On the Media as an egregious example of gerrymandering. The shape of the district was described as "Goofy kicking Donald Duck. The only point that is essentially contiguous there is Goofy's foot in Donald Duck's rear end. ... However these district lines are the building blocks of democracy, and when they get as perverted and twisted as this, it leads to deeply undemocratic outcomes." The Washington Post listed it as one of the ten most gerrymandered districts in the country. On February 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released a new congressional map after lawmakers had failed to agree on a map that would reduce gerrymandering. The map substantially redrew the District, relocating it to the Lehigh Valley. The newly redrawn district includes all of Lehigh County and Northampton County as well as parts of Monroe County. Demographics The district encompasses the Lehigh Valley and exurban Philadelphia. 2010 United States census describes the district as nearly 70% caucasian. The district encompasses Lehigh University. The 2020 Cook PVI pegs it as EVEN changing from D+1 from the 2016 presidential cycle. List of members representing the district 1791–1793: One seat District created in 1791. District redistricted in 1793 to the . 1795–1823: One seat District restored in 1795. 1823–1833: Two seats 1833–Present: One seat Historical district boundaries See also List of United States congressional districts Pennsylvania's congressional districts Notes References External links District map Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present 07 1791 establishments in Pennsylvania Constituencies established in 1791 Constituencies disestablished in 1793 1793 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Constituencies established in 1795 1795 establishments in Pennsylvania