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minus-square@HessiaNerdlinkEnglish18•8 days agoCalifornia has the second largest population of Republicans in the US after Texas.
minus-squareNaibofTabrlinkfedilinkEnglish28•8 days 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-square@b34klinkEnglish19•8 days agoWait… only 38% of voters in Texas are registered republican, yet they win every single time?!
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 days 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•7 days agoA lot of people don’t register for a party
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-27 days agoTexas doesn’t do voter registration by party so uh How did they get these
minus-square@Passerby6497linkEnglish1•7 days agoAnd a ton of people choose not to participate at all.
minus-square@Viking_HippielinkEnglish5•edit-27 days agoWilly Wonka, but the chocolate factory is Texas: 🎵 Come with me and you’ll be In a world of pure voter suppression 🎵
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 days agoI have huge skepticism about the Texas number. Texas DOES NOT have voters register for a party.
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
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 🎵
I have huge skepticism about the Texas number.
Texas DOES NOT have voters register for a party.