Natasha did some interesting Senate analysis here. I decided to go one step further and removed Senators elected in 2004 from the equation. The logic is simple: In 2004 George Bush’s coat tails were helpful, Katrina did not occur until one year later, and the total repudiation of the conservative governing philosophy was years away — electorally this country was a different place.
By this logic the population of states that elected a Democrat to the Senate since 2006 total 223,265,500 Americans, while Republican states comprise 91,084,846 Americans.
Here is my list:
Democratic States and Population
Arkansas 2,834,797
California 36,553,215.
Colorado 4,861,515
Connecticut 3,502,309
Delaware 864,764
Hawaii 1,283,388
Illinois 12,852,548
Maryland 5,618,344
Massachusetts 6,449,755
Michigan 10,071,822.
Montana 957,861
New Jersey 8,685,920
New Mexico 1,969,915
New York 19,297,729
North Dakota 639,715
Oregon 3,747,455
Rhode Island 1,057,832
Vermont 621,254
Virginia 7,712,091
Washington 6,468,424
West Virginia 1,812,035
Wisconsin 5,601,640
Florida 18,251,243
Nebraska 1,774,571
Ohio 11,466,917
Pennsylvania 12,432,792
Minnesota 5,197,621
Missouri 5,878,415
New Hampshire 1,315,828
North Carolina 9,061,032
South Dakota 796,214
Indiana 6,345,289
Iowa 2,988,046
Louisiana 4,293,204
Republican States and Population
Alabama 4,627,851
Alaska 683,478
Arizona 6,338,755
Georgia 9,544,750
Idaho 1,499,402
Kansas 2,775,997
Kentucky 4,241,474
Maine 1,317,207
Mississippi 2,918,785
Oklahoma 3,617,316
South Carolina 4,407,709
Tennessee 6,156,719
Texas 23,904,380
Utah 2,645,330
Wyoming 522,830
Nebraska 1,774,571
Nevada 2,565,382
Indiana 6,345,289
Minnesota* 5,197,621
* Yes I am letting Republicans have Minnesota.





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How interesting – apparently “we” outumber “them” by a wide margin. I like that a lot. thanks.
Cool.