DC Seattle WA
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 2:01 PM, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> Utah I knew was mormon country but Idaho and Wyoming?
> Apparently yes.
> Those three states have the highest percentage of mormon populations.
> Utah 61%, Idaho 27% and Wyoming 12%.
> Mormons are apparently leaving Utah for Idaho and Wyoming since Utah's
> mormon population is dropping but Idaho's and Wyoming's are increasing.
> I never associated Idaho with mormons and I've been there numerous times.
> Arizona and Nevada are #4 and #5 respectively.
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> John Thornton
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> Dorene Cornwell wrote:
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>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:53 PM, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
>> >wrote:
>> Any explanation for why Idaho (65%), Utah (66%), and Wyoming (68%) have
>> much
>> higher rates than Montana (52%), North Dakota (55%), and South Dakota
>> (56%)?
>> Those are the only non-southern states over 60% and demographically they
>> aren't that different from their neighbors.
>>
>> One word: Mormons.
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>> I should do some actual research to check but that would be my strongest
>> guess for ID and UT; WY might have to do with oil biz too. MUCH less oil
>> biz
>> in MT and no idea about the Dakotas.
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>> I believe it was after the 2006 election when the Stranger, a Seattle
>> weekly, ran a piece on western states trending purple, heavily democratic
>> in
>> cities (sizewise, a comparative concept.) and still solidly red in rural
>> areas. There are substantial numbers of Mormons in MT and the Dakotas too,
>> but a much smaller percentage of the overall population.
>> DoreneC
>> Seattle WA
>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:53 PM, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
>> >wrote:
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>>> Doug Henwood wrote:
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>>>> On Nov 11, 2008, at 123 PM, Shane Taylor wrote
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>>>> I posted the Times piece because it seems to be more data in favor of
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Thomas Schaller's larger argument (Doug interviewed him a while back).
>>>>> I
>>>>> don't think this guarantees party dominance. I simply think it suggests
>>>>> that
>>>>> a long-running strategy for winning has run out.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Share of white vote for McCain
>>>>
>>>> Alabama 88%
>>>> Mississippi 88%
>>>> Louisiana 84%
>>>> Georgia 76%
>>>> South Carolina 73%
>>>> Texas 73%
>>>> Oklahoma 71%
>>>> Arkansas 68%
>>>>
>>>> North Carolina 64%
>>>> Tennessee 63%
>>>> Kentucky 63%
>>>> Virginia 60%
>>>> West Virginia 57%
>>>> Florida 56%
>>>>
>>>> California 46%
>>>> Connecticut 46%
>>>> Minnesota 46%
>>>> New York 46%
>>>> Vermont 44%
>>>> Massachusetts 42%
>>>> Vermont 31%
>>>>
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