Redistricting in 2011 made Kissell's district considerably more Republican. It lost most of its share of Charlotte and all of its share of Fayetteville, while picking up most of the heavily Republican western section of Union County that had been cut out after the 2000 census.
Redistricting in 2011 transformed Kissell's district, making it more conservative. It lost significant parts of Charlotte and Fayetteville but gained a large chunk of the heavily Republican western part of Union County that had been cut off after the 2000 census.