Raising Arizona
Following up on the news that Maricopa County, Arizona added more people from 2000 to 2005 than any other county in the nation, here are some population-related stats concerning Arizona politics:
5 - Electoral Votes in 1968.
10 - Electoral Votes in 2004.
9/10 - elections carried by GOP Prez nominees since 1968, inclusive.
51% - Bush in 2000.
55% - Bush in 2004.
U.S. House delegation: 6-2, GOP.
And the *closest* margin of victory in 2004 for a GOP House candidate in Arizona was 20 percentage points: Rep. Franks over Randy Camacho, 59-39-2.
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What are your predictions about the ways in which Arizona’s Electoral College votes and U.S. House Districts will stack up in another 20 years time against those of a state such as, oh, let’s say, Massachusetts? And how about the year 2026 partisan breakdowns of those respective states?
— Jayson