For reference, Meadows's old #NC11 voted for Trump by 29.1% in 2016 and for Meadows by 20.5% in 2018.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 19, 2019
Although the GOP gerrymander of Asheville eased Meadows's path to Congress in 2012, it was by no means "essential" to his "survival" as of the last few years.