Take A Look At The House Race Map

[jotathought]

So, what does that mean exactly?



How is it lazy? The fact of the matter is that left-wing states are red as tomatoes. I understand the fact that big cities decide the election outcomes, but that still doesn't explain why these two maps are so different.

Because the urban areas tend to lean left, while the rural areas tend to lean right.

 

[Road Runner]

Because the urban areas tend to lean left, while the rural areas tend to lean right.

So how does that change what the house election results say versus the general election?

 

[para bellum]

I still don't think that you understand my question.

I obviously don't! I was answering this:

I don't know but I'm more concerned about one map having a whole lot more red than the other one.

The reason is because the maps are showing two different things. House seats vs. Electoral College results.

You mentioned California. California has red congressional districts even though it's a blue State.

This is the County map of California for this election. You can see that the red areas correspond approximately to the red Congressional districts in the first map.

 

[jotathought]

I'm confused lol



I meant why are they so different in color? Why would they be interested in Republicans taking the house but not the white house?

There are a number of reason why the down-ballot candidates don't align with the presidential candidate:

• Local issues and candidate quality
• Split ticket voting
• Lack of information / uniformed voter who leaves down ballot candidates blank or randomly select candidates
• Balance of power: some voters focus on balance of power and select an opposing party on the down ballot.

 

[jotathought]

So how does that change what the house election results say versus the general election?

Not everyone votes straight party. Some leave down ballot candidates blank as an example.

 

[Road Runner]

I obviously don't! I was answering this:

The reason is because the maps are showing two different things. House seats vs. Electoral College results.

You mentioned California. California has red congressional districts even though it's a blue State.

This is the County map of California for this election. You can see that the red areas correspond approximately to the red Congressional districts in the first map.

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Never mind lol

There are a number of reason why the down-ballot candidates don't align with the presidential candidate:

• Local issues and candidate quality
• Split ticket voting
• Lack of information / uniformed voter who leaves down ballot candidates blank or randomly select candidates
• Balance of power: some voters focus on balance of power and select an opposing party on the down ballot.

I think I understand now.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

And compare it with the general election. I realize that Trump still won the election in a landslide but why would states that are clearly more Republican (even though they're classified as blue states) be voting for Harris over Trump and how did Trump supposedly lose those states?


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Massive cheating

 

[WEATHER53]

And compare it with the general election. I realize that Trump still won the election in a landslide but why would states that are clearly more Republican (even though they're classified as blue states) be voting for Harris over Trump and how did Trump supposedly lose those states?


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It’s slivers in every dragging ass area while much larger portions of the same states got all votes in days ago .
Well may be that in assuring Presidency fairness that we just could not cover all the cracks. It’s possible that Dems knew Presidency would be tough so they focused on corrupting the House

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Why are Democrat states usually the last to report election outcomes?

See above: massive cheating

The democrats should have lost 40 to 60 seats

 

[Road Runner]

Massive cheating

See above: massive cheating

The democrats should have lost 40 to 60 seats

I thought so too.

 

[marvin martian]

Why are Democrat states usually the last to report election outcomes?

You know why.

 

[para bellum]

Never mind lol

I'm sorry, the answer to your first question is population density.

Going back to California- the red districts have a lot of land mass but not nearly as many people as LA or San Francisco. There are only 7 Congressional districts that are red, out of a total of 55. Most of the blue districts are very small because Congressional Districts are based on population, not size.

So you look at the map and see a lot of red, but count the districts and you see they represent a small portion of the total population.

Does that help?

 

[Road Runner]

I'm sorry, the answer to your first question is population density.

Going back to California- the red districts have a lot of land mass but not nearly as many people as LA or San Francisco. There are only 7 Congressional districts that are red, out of a total of 55. Most of the blue districts are very small because Congressional Districts are based on population, not size.

So you look at the map and see a lot of red, but count the districts and you see they represent a small portion of the total population.

Does that help?

Yes. Still not sure why that wasn't shown on the general election map though.

 

[task0778]

Why are Democrat states usually the last to report election outcomes?

why is it taking a week to count the ballots?
what's going on?

It takes time to create all those thousands of illegal ballots.

 

[WEATHER53]

You know why.

And generally when their candidate has been losing by a 51-49 margins those last minute ones ALWAYS roll in 80%+ for them.

 

[lafayette]

MAGA wins yet whines.

 

[para bellum]

Yes. Still not sure why that wasn't shown on the general election map though.

Simply because the general election map only reflects the popular vote totals of each State.

So using our example of California, 48 of 55 Districts are blue districts. Each district represents about 760,000 people- the total populations of the blue districts far exceeds the red ones.

Making CA a blue State, even though a lot of the land in CA is agricultural land and low density populations.

 

[WEATHER53]

MAGA wins yet whines.

We win and identify
Attempt defeated

 

[WEATHER53]

Simply because the general election map only reflects the popular vote totals of each State.

So using our example of California, 48 or 55 Districts are blue districts. Each district represents about 760,000 people- the total populations of the blue districts far exceed the red ones.

Making CA is a blue State, even though a lot of the land in CA is agricultural land and low density populations.

There is a thing called computers

 

[lafayette]

We win and identify
Attempt defeated

Stop yer whining.