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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnalysis: Dems hold 12-million person advantage among registered voters
BY BEN KAMISAR - 07/13/18 12:08 PM EDT
Democrats have a 12 million voter registration advantage over Republicans across the country ahead of Novembers midterms, according to an analysis from the University of Virginia released Friday.
Analysts with Sabato's Crystal Ball, a prominent election handicapper and political analysis team run out of the university, found that Democrats make up 40 percent of voters in states that register their voters by political parties. Republicans make up 29 percent of those voters, while independents make up 28 percent.
Just over half of states register voters by party, with Democrats holding an edge in 19 of the 31 states that do, according to Crystal Ball. Republicans are the plurality in 12 states, while independents make up the plurality in 10 states.
Analysts with Sabato's Crystal Ball, a prominent election handicapper and political analysis team run out of the university, found that Democrats make up 40 percent of voters in states that register their voters by political parties. Republicans make up 29 percent of those voters, while independents make up 28 percent.
Just over half of states register voters by party, with Democrats holding an edge in 19 of the 31 states that do, according to Crystal Ball. Republicans are the plurality in 12 states, while independents make up the plurality in 10 states.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/396891-analysis-dems-hold-12-million-person-advantage-among-registered-voters
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Analysis: Dems hold 12-million person advantage among registered voters (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Jul 2018
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LisaM
(27,762 posts)1. But too many are bunched up in places like California and New York.
I have no way to accomplish this logistically, but we could entirely change the dynamics of this country (and have a government who was more representative of it) if we could strategically move 100,000 blue voters into South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)2. Move some to Missouri while your at it...
Please!
LisaM
(27,762 posts)4. Do they have a low population?
Wyoming has a lower population than some LA suburbs!
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)5. Not really I guess
But the only blue areas are KC, Columbia and St Louis pretty much.
The rest of the state is blood red Trump country. It gets depressing at times.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)3. Now they have to get their butt to the polls.