SALISBURY — Mirroring local politics, Republicans will have an advantage in all the newly proposed legislative districts for Rowan County.

As part of a court-ordered redistricting, the N.C. General Assembly has organized Rowan County into three state House districts and one state Senate district. The maps still need to be approved by the legislature and federal judges, but they represent one possibility for who might be in office after the 2018 elections.

Federal judges ruled that the current maps include a number of racially gerrymandered districts.

The General Assembly released the proposed maps of its redrawn districts over the weekend and posted them online Monday.

In all districts that extend into Rowan County, voters routinely choose Republicans in elections, according to the General Assembly’s data.

Of the House districts, the 76th would have the most residents in Rowan County — about 60 percent of the population.

The 76th District would have 81,908 people, which accounts for nearly all of Salisbury and the towns of East Spencer, Faith, Granite Quarry, Rockwell and Spencer.

Voters in the redrawn district favored Republican candidates in every major 2016 election. In the 2016 presidential election, for example, voters in the new 76th District favored Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton by a margin of 62 percent to 35 percent.

If he won re-election, state Rep. Harry Warren would represent the 76th District. He currently represents the 77th District.

As drawn in the newest maps, the 77th District would be the most conservative of Rowan County’s House districts. Its voters routinely favor Republican candidates by a larger margin than in the other two districts.

In the 2016 presidential election, for example, the redrawn 77th District favored Trump over Clinton by a margin of 72 percent to 24 percent.

Under the new maps, the 77th District’s population would be almost evenly split between Rowan and Davie counties. The district includes all of Davie County and all of rural, western Rowan County.

Rep. Julia Howard, a Republican from Davie County, would represent the 77th District if she won re-election. Her current district includes all of Davie County and a corner of southwest Forsyth County.

The proposed 83rd District would be split between Rowan and Cabarrus counties, with most of its population being in the latter. About 18 percent of its population would be in Rowan, according to the data released Monday. About 82 percent would be in Cabarrus.

Its total population is 81,172, according to the data.

The district is also notable because it includes two Republican incumbents — Reps. Carl Ford and Larry Pittman.

As in other districts that extend into Rowan County, voters in the 83rd District routinely favor Republican candidates for office. In the 2016 presidential election, voters in the district favored Trump over Clinton by a 57 percent to 39 percent margin.

Unlike in the House, Rowan County voters will have an easier time determining which Senate district they live in. The recently released maps place all of Rowan County in the 33rd District with Stanly County.

About 70 percent of the 33rd District’s population would be Rowan County residents. The remaining 30 percent would be from Stanly County.

In 2016, the district favored Trump over Clinton by a 69 percent to 28 percent margin.

Also unlike Rowan’s House districts, there is no incumbent in the redrawn 33rd District. The current incumbent — Sen. Cathy Dunn — lives in Davidson County. Dunn’s district number would change, but the area she represents would not.

If the newly proposed maps hold up, Rowan and Stanly counties would each have a new senator because there is no incumbent.

Contact reporter Josh Bergeron at 704-797-4246.