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How come some states are "red" and others are "blue"?
Q. I mean, I know its because of the peoples opinions, but how did it get that way in the first place? Did a ton of Republicans just all decide, "Hey, Texas is a nice place to live! Let's go y'all!" Or like that in a highly democratic state for example. I don't know why, but I just wonder what effects peoples opinions greatest from states and how it could be completely different just a state over. And please no "Everyone has their own opinion" answers. Because I get that part. Thanks in advance.
Asked by la paix l'amour et le bonheu - Sat Jan 31 12:02:59 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In a nutshell it depends on demographics. Certain groups of people are more likely to vote for one party or the other--for example rich people tend to vote for Republicans because Republicans promise to cut taxes, minorities tend to vote for Democrats because Democrats support civil rights legislation, and so on. In general urban areas tend to vote Democratic and rural areas are conservative (with suburbs a bit of a tossup region) and states with a disproportionate amount of their population in big cities--New York, California--tend to be very liberal, while states without major cities--Wyoming, Alaska--tend to vote conservaitve.
Answered by Adam J - Sat Jan 31 12:16:04 2009