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SoCalDem

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23. Percentages vs total population
Sat Jun 22, 2013, 04:20 PM
Jun 2013

Last edited Sun Jun 23, 2013, 01:29 PM - Edit history (2)

All of the "reddest-whitest" by population

http://www.governing.com/gov-data/state-census-population-migration-births-deaths-estimates.html

2855287
576412
1595728
699628
1855525
2885905
4822023
1004141
731449
3814820
total................20,841,918....total Electoral college totals.........................49

1005141
1595728
1329192
626011
699628
833354
1320718
576412
2855287
3899353
total..................14,740,824...total Electoral college totals.........................40



http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html
Los Angeles, CA.......................3,857,799
San Diego, CA............................1,338,348
San Francisco, CA.......................825,863
New York City, NY.....................8,336,697
Philadelphia, PA..........................1,547,607
Chicago, IL..................................2,714,856
San Jose, CA.................................982,765
Austin TX........................................842,592
total.....................................................................20,446,527....8 CITIES...5 states (4 blue/1 red)

Between the two red/white , lists there are 15 unique states with total EC votes of....63

30 totals Senators from both lists total...................How many DEMS? ... a pitiful few

and the gerrymandering in those states add a significant number of tea-party/republican obstructionists to the house..

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big rec! Voice for Peace Jun 2013 #1
Source link? nt Xipe Totec Jun 2013 #2
link, sorry carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #3
Yes, Vermont is blue, but there is no registration by party in Vermont cali Jun 2013 #5
not that I don't think you have a point but I've seen different cali Jun 2013 #4
red/blue statistics are a lot iffier than white/black, granted carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #8
I get your point and there is some validity to it, however tularetom Jun 2013 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #7
You ignore the problem that the blackest states are not represented according to their population. LonePirate Jun 2013 #9
a lot of variables went unmentioned but I wasn't quite ignoring them carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #11
I have some pretty large problems with methodology here dsc Jun 2013 #10
looking for the 2012 presidential vote rankings but here is a link about most and least educated carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #12
well you could try not having the most anti gay laws and officials you can find dsc Jun 2013 #13
one thing people may not realize about McDonnell carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #15
margin of Obama victory by state, 2012 and 2008 carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #14
What a revelation! Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #16
I have noticed that before, especially when looking at a population map of the entire country. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #17
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #21
Yep. cordelia Jun 2013 #34
This is an interesting sentence. rrneck Jun 2013 #18
Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Philadelphia even carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #19
I notice you didn't put the 'bluest' states in your list -- because that would undermine your HiPointDem Jun 2013 #20
Your list came up blank but I already mentioned two of these and gave another "bluest" list (#14) carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #24
i can see the list perfectly well in the post. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #25
all I see is the word "bluest"-- strange carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #26
it doesn't show up for me, either Heddi Jun 2013 #31
Found big blanks in Gallup surveys as well... Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #35
I live in Montana. There aren't many black people in this region. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #22
Percentages vs total population SoCalDem Jun 2013 #23
Does religion possibly play a role in this regional divisiveness? Jarla Jun 2013 #27
even though Mormons are just as conservative as Southern Baptists carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #30
Interesting. Undermines the bizarre rage against "the South" quite a bit. DirkGently Jun 2013 #28
The great remigration has already done a lot for VA,FL,NC and can help turn GA,SC, TX blue carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #29
Reddest States, Straightest States....I see the nation as two sets of States, good and bad. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #32
which of those "reds" is a possible win for anti-discrimination, to become a good state? carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #33
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