Simple "Weekend Economists" October 18-20, 2013

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22. The Tyranny Of The Minority

http://www.businessinsider.com/tryranny-of-the-minority-2013-10

So I got curious, where are the 144 from and who elected them to office. Here are the facts:

It is not news that an overwhelming number of the naysayers are from the South. The Daily Kos published a piece on Friday, showing that over 56% of them are from the southern states, with the Midwest accounting for over 24%. Only 28 of the no votes came from the West and Northeast.


West: 20

Midwest: 35

Northeast: 8

South: 81



The 144 no-voting congressmen were elected (in 2012) by just under 25.5 million U.S. voters.
Those who elected this the 144 naysayers equal approximately 11.1% of all eligible voters in the U.S. and about 18.5% of all those who actually voted in the last congressional election.
The 144 represent lopsided districts (heavily Republican) and were elected by an average of 63.4% of those voting in their constituencies. A handful of them ran unopposed in their last election, or nearly so.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/tryranny-of-the-minority-2013-10#ixzz2iAxuQIGZ