plan of a State shall be developed in accordance with the following criteria, as set forth in the following order of priority: (1) Districts shall comply with the Constitution of the United States, including the requirement that they substantially equalize total population, without regard to age, citizenship status, or immigration status. (2) Districts shall comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq. ), and all applicable Federal laws. (3) (A) Districts shall be drawn, to the extent that the totality of the circumstances warrant, to ensure the practical ability of a group protected under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq. ), whether alone or in coalition with others, to participate in the political process and to nominate candidates and to elect representatives of choice is not diluted or diminished. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the assessment of whether a protected group has the practical ability to nominate candidates and to elect representatives of choice shall require the consideration of the following factors: (i) Whether the group is politically cohesive. (ii) Whether there is racially polarized voting in the relevant geographic region. (iii) If there is racially polarized voting in the relevant geographic region, whether the preferred candidates of the group nevertheless receive a sufficient amount of consistent crossover support from other voters such that the group has a real opportunity to both nominate candidates and elect representatives of choice. (4) To the extent practicable, districts shall reflect the diversity of political opinion in the State such that no district in the State— (A) elects exactly 3 Representatives and the nominee of one political party for President received at least 75 percent of the votes cast in the geographic area covered by the district in 2 of the 3 most recent Presidential elections