Welcome to polarization of america.
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Lets break down:
Northeast: Which is basically New Jersey, New York and all New England states will always go Democratic
Delaware I'll but in here because its always blue and it doesn't fit with the bible belt.
West Coast:
Hawaii, Washington, Oregon and California will always go Democratic
Alaska: Always Republican
Interior West: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
Will always go Republican
Great Plains: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Will always go Republican
Bible Belt:
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana
Will always go Republican
This leaves the Southwest which is Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada. Now I seperate these out because this is where the Hispanic population is huge. If the immigration issue in the news this area of the country is becoming a battle ground. Which means they could switch from a republican area to democratic area.
Arizona will always be Republican
Colorado is changing slowly to Democratic due to Denver but Colorado Springs is home to the Evangelical movement so which hampers it from changing. Summit County where all the resorts are is always Democratic along with Denver.
New Mexico is becoming a Blue state. Slowly but becoming.
And Nevada's colour only depends on Las Vegas for the most part which is solid blue and Vegas is growing rapidly so in the next couple elections watch it switch.
Utah is Utah most conservative state in the union never going to change that.
Florida: it gets its own catagory. The old saying is in order to get to the conservative part one must go north. (Pennisula, Upper Florida, Jacksonville). The Cuban population won it for the republicans last time in miami but that might change with the immigration debacle going on. Plus the jewish population in Palm Beach isn't getting any older. Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Sarasota are conservative mainly. Battle ground.
Rust Belt:
Penn, Ohio, Michigan
Penn is Republican west of Phili. Phili is losing population state becoming red.
Ohio: Outside of Cleveland the state is pure red.
Michigan: This is the funny one because labor power has completely disappeared but Detriot is Detroit and it will always be blue.
Midwest: Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana
Indiana and Arkansas is diehard republican.
Illinois has cook county (chicago) always will be blue.
Wisconsin is funny Milwaukee and Madison the two biggest towns in the state are blue while upsate Green Bay is conservative. Battleground
Iowa is turning red.
Minnesota is hard to figure should be democratic all the time but I think the snow gets to their brains and the switch from time to time. Blue
Missouri is a lost cause for democracy. Its lost its way. f*ck it. f*ck the state, the land, and its leaders, its a shit hole always will be, when you are known more for Rush Limbaugh's home state and his brother is on the supreme court you know your f*cked.
So in order to win an election all you need to go to in the future is Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio.