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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1984
Page
15
The piece examines how moves in population and voting patterns across states, gender, race, and age affect political clout. It discusses conservative gains from state migration, the gender gap, rising minority participation, baby boomers aging into voting, and the evolving role of the family in elections.
The piece notes that in 1968 the Northeast and North Central states plus California held a majority of electoral votes. In 1984, the 11 Southern and Western states gain 17 votes at the expense of 10 Northeast/North Central states, allowing western and southern states to elect a president regardless of national voting. Gaining states have largely backed Republicans since 1952. losing states New York, Pennsylvania, Missouri have voted Democratic in four of eight elections, while Massachusetts voted Democratic five times.
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