Since Statehood in 1861, Kansas votes to the electoral college have gone to the Republican 30 times, including all since 1936 except 1964, and to the Democrat or Other 7 times.
Does any other State have a more consistent tendency to support the same Party? Just asking out of curiousity. Not saying either is better or worse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_election_results_by_state
See for yourself. With the exception of the "Solid South" going Democrat for most of the 1800's I really don't see many other patterns like Kansas. PA has the Republican "T" but it has been pretty back and forth.
EDIT: Washington D.C. and their 1 electoral vote has went Democrat ever since they were awarded an electoral vote. Also, Minnesota is the only other state Mondale won in 1984.
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That is some rather amazing information to digest. Some started with a D and now are almost always R while others stared with an R and are almost always D recently. Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota are the hardcore R's while Texas and Arkansas are the hardcore D's.
FYI
The Wikipedia table reads left to right with the most recent election on the left and the oldest on the right. I was confused until I realized this.
Regarding the graphic, one has to keep in mind the constant change in popular opinions and politcal tides, as well as shifting definitions of what is "liberal" and what is "conservative', as well as what is "D" and what is "R".
Look at the tremendous shifts in what each party stands for, both domestically and in foreign policy. Start at the Lincoln era and continue on to the TR era to the Wilson era to FDR's New Deal to Johnson's Great Society to Reagan, and so on.
Frankly, the comparison is not even valid for as recent as thirty years. Ronald Reagan probably couldn't get the Republican presidential nomination nowadays, nor could Johnson push through a program as controversial as the Civil Rights Act.
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> That is some rather amazing information to digest. Some started with a D and now are almost always R while others stared with an R and are almost always D recently. Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota are the hardcore R's while Texas and Arkansas are the hardcore D's.
Not since Johnson Left the WH. Texas was so ashamed of that thief and liar that they just turned 180.
