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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 54 points 4 days ago (15 children)

Okay but what’s going on in those few places that went more red than before?

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[–] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone 82 points 4 days ago

You must never go there, Simba.

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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 28 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Gerrymandering.

Hilariously, it seems to have backfired in several instances for the GOP.

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[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

"dummymandering", when you design a bunch districts to win many small margins with a few large losses, and then lose many small margins instead

Because the number of districts won matter more than the number of people, because the politicians represent land over people

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[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 55 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Racism and lack of education.

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[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

Absolutely this.

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[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

Racism because of the intentional lack of education. ☝🏼

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Eastern South Dakota's the biggest spot like that.

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[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago

They should really stop letting the elk vote.

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[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 4 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Looks like Polk County might be the only county in Florida to go more red lol. Which absolutely tracks as a former resident of that state

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[–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's actually sumpter and Charlotte were the only two to shift right. Polk shifted towards Dems by 14 points.

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[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 7 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Daaaang!

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[–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Polk did still mostly lean red but only by around 5% which is not bad for what is usually an extremely conservative county.

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[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

All I know about Polk County is that it shows up a lot on Chris Hansen's new show. What was it like living there?

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[–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

These days it's one of the most rapidly growing counties in Florida. It used to be all orange groves but now it's just endless stretches of shitty new build suburbs. I live in Orlando but travel around the state for work and Polk is an awful place to be.

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[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 1 point 4 days ago

Oh I never lived in Polk County. I grew up in Orlando and then lived south in Palm Beach County for a bit. Polk County was always a joke in Orlando as the most redneck area of the state.

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