<p>Political</a> Party Affiliation: 30 States Blue, 4 Red in 2009 So Far</p>
<p>I don't know if it means much come 2010 or 2012, but it's certainly indicative of the Republican party's decline and disorientation. Then again, Obama and the Democrats aren't doing so great in the polls either. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Yayyyy. The thing is though, the Dems would need an incredibly high majority in government to actually accomplish what they want to (Universal Healthcare, reduction of military, expansion of welfare, etc.). Part of that is that they’re just wimps, but a bigger part is that the nature of politics gives those 4 red states a hella lotta power. Maybe when Congress is half Democrat half Socialist (2050 maybe? :)) we’ll actually see real reform.</p>
<p>There are lots of Democrats in the South that vote Democratic for state and local elections but Republican for President.</p>
<p>Yeah, I am from Texas and the growing Hispanic population may be something that is influencing the numbers. By 2030 or so, it is expected that Hispanics will be the majority of the population in Texas. Also, African Americans are solidly democratic, and it seems many Asians are tending democratic as well.</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree. The Democrats are pretty divided between the centrist/moderate “Blue Dogs” and the more liberal wing, which is causing a nightmare with the health-care and cap-and-trade legislation. The Republicans are uniformly conservative, so the Democratic majority is somewhat overrepresented I think.</p>