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minus-squareHessiaNerd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·22 hours agoCalifornia has the second largest population of Republicans in the US after Texas.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down2·22 hours agoCalifornia also has the largest population of all states. A direct numerical comparison is disingenuous, a statistical comparison would be more valid. Of registered voters in California, about 25% are Republican. In Texas, 38% are Republican. https://independentvoterproject.org/voter-registration-by-state
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoI have huge skepticism about the Texas number. Texas DOES NOT have voters register for a party.
minus-squareb34k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·21 hours agoWait… only 38% of voters in Texas are registered republican, yet they win every single time?!
minus-squareclassic@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·20 hours agoGerrymandering is an art form in Texas
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·15 hours agoThat’s not an issue for state-level elections or national elections, the answer is that many don’t vote and many don’t register for a party.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 hours agoA lot of people don’t register for a party
minus-squareSuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours ago46.5% are registered democrats
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 hours agoTexas doesn’t do voter registration by party so uh How did they get these
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoAnd a ton of people choose not to participate at all.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-220 hours agoWilly Wonka, but the chocolate factory is Texas: 🎵 Come with me and you’ll be In a world of pure voter suppression 🎵
California has the second largest population of Republicans in the US after Texas.
California also has the largest population of all states. A direct numerical comparison is disingenuous, a statistical comparison would be more valid.
Of registered voters in California, about 25% are Republican. In Texas, 38% are Republican.
https://independentvoterproject.org/voter-registration-by-state
I have huge skepticism about the Texas number.
Texas DOES NOT have voters register for a party.
Wait… only 38% of voters in Texas are registered republican, yet they win every single time?!
Gerrymandering is an art form in Texas
That’s not an issue for state-level elections or national elections, the answer is that many don’t vote and many don’t register for a party.
A lot of people don’t register for a party
46.5% are registered democrats
Texas doesn’t do voter registration by party so uh
How did they get these
And a ton of people choose not to participate at all.
Willy Wonka, but the chocolate factory is Texas:
🎵 Come with me and you’ll be
In a world of pure voter suppression 🎵