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RKP5637

(67,112 posts) Wed May 16, 2012, 03:47 PM May 2012

DU Poll: Will the US eventually just be really solid red in the middle of the [View all]

country with just blue on the coasts. What I'm wondering is, do you think the US will become pretty much permanently geographically polarized for several decades. It seems divisions are growing more and more and much of it seems geographically based.

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DU Poll: Will the US eventually just be really solid red in the middle of the [View all] RKP5637 May 2012 OP

It is A Little More Complex Than That, Sir: Navigable Water Seems To Be The Key The Magistrate May 2012 #1

Interesting observation, Navigable Water. I had never heard that RKP5637 May 2012 #4

Maybe not. I'd look to population density instead. Bruce Wayne May 2012 #9

There Is A Good Deal Of Over-Lap, Sir, Certainly The Magistrate May 2012 #13

Yes, a map of 2008 results by county is more instructive FarCenter May 2012 #12

That's a very interesting map! Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #15

You know what? That map is wrong. Appears to be wayyy off. CreekDog May 2012 #16

It looks like it was preliminary after they called the race and went to press? FarCenter May 2012 #18

That map's off too...not as far off as WaPo but still far from final CreekDog May 2012 #21

Almost every major metro area is following the pattern set by SF Bay Area decades ago CreekDog May 2012 #14

Interesting analysis! Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #17

Well, that's weird. I wonder what the sufrommich May 2012 #28

Well, I don't know what you think is 'the middle of the country' HereSince1628 May 2012 #2

Yep, it was rather vague, sorry. I was thinking of the middle of the RKP5637 May 2012 #7

I think the agricultural regions of the middle are likely to go red HereSince1628 May 2012 #8

Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #10

Are you saying the upper midwest is going to go permanently red? SWTORFanatic May 2012 #3

Thanks for your analysis, which is pretty much what I think will RKP5637 May 2012 #5

New Mexico will be an exception for the forseeable future. dimbear May 2012 #6

nm and co are a little spot of blue in a big bunch of red fizzgig May 2012 #24

we're pretty blue here in colorado fizzgig May 2012 #22

No.especially.. butterfly77 May 2012 #11

Too late NNN0LHI May 2012 #19

Wow, absolutely wow! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #23

1980 was an exception: Here is the 2008 map of Obama vs. McCain Dash87 May 2012 #26

Yeah, an exception NNN0LHI May 2012 #29

Yeah - the 1980's Dash87 May 2012 #30

LOL. You think all those Reaganites have went somewhere? NNN0LHI May 2012 #31

Yep, I know a number of them. n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #32

Things change over time. The South used to be solid blue and California was red. Kaleva May 2012 #20

I think it may take one more generation w8liftinglady May 2012 #25

That's what I've been thinking too, that eventually this will RKP5637 May 2012 #27