[...] Hodgin didn't live in this district until a few years ago — even though she's been in the same Durham home for 25 years. Durham County had been part of a single congressional district for more than a decade until legislative mapmakers carved out chunks and added them to other territories before the 2012 elections. A color-coded map by state legislators makes the 1st District look like a yellow fist reaching in to scoop up downtown Durham and the surrounding neighborhoods. The state's GOP leaders have asked the U.S.