Who do Colo, Nevada and N.Mexico on the electoral map politically different from their neighbors
Please check out this map,
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2012/P … Sep07.html
How is it that Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico remain a blue oasis surrounded by crimson red? Would anyone want to speculate why they are different than their regional sisters?
This whole area (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Idaho) has experienced pretty significant demographic changes over the past decade. They have, for instance, had some of the largest population growths in the nation. A lot of this growth is urban and Hispanic, both of which tend to lean Democratic. As an example, Colorado's population is now 20% Hispanic (above the national average).
Additionally, the current Republican party has shifted away from what it used to be. Conservatism in the West tends to be very libertarian (keep government out of my business) and much less about social conservatism. They also care deeply about their land, yet the only time the current GOP seems to care about land is when it has oil or gas beneath it.
Gary Johnson, former governor of new Mexico, running as a Libertarian for President could very easily pull a lot of votes in this region. It is also a real possibility that he wins the state of New Mexico.
Thanks, Junkseller, precisely. Liberatariasm is responsible for the conservatism of the Mountain West states in general. Why do think that Hispanic and Urban in Colorado means blue, while in Arizona the state remains quite red?
Arizona is probably stronger Republican to begin with so has farther to go, and they had one of the most significant population shifts (+25% total, +46% Hispanic). It will take some time to shift the political reality, but it seems inevitable.
Comparing Arizona with Colorado, there may be one major difference, it is a retiree mecca. I bet that the medium age is older and older people tend to be more conservative in their voting patterns? AS you say their GOP base is stronger over his/urban
by Credence2 11 years ago
Based on the following map, why is Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada the blue oasis surrounded by a sea of red crimson. Would anyone care to speculate as to why these states are politically different from their surrounding sisters? http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2012/P … Sep07.html
by Sondra Rochelle 7 months ago
Nevada, Florida and Colorado are all Spanish adjectives.. Do you know what they mean?
by ahorseback 9 years ago
Right next to America lies Mexico , a nation that should be a friend of ours , and yet they torture a Marine in Prison for 214 days , without the help of the President of The United States , the free world , the most powerful nation in the America's, . What is wrong with this...
by Allen Donald 4 years ago
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by ahorseback 6 years ago
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by samanthamjordan 9 years ago
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