Day 12: Idaho

[Filuwaúrdjan]

An interesting contrast between the agricultural (and heavily Mormon) South, white collar Boise, and the Panhandle (kinda Montana-ish really) isn't there?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Al's post belongs in the past tense - while the contrast is still there, it's not as marked as it was in political results (it's still the obvious division on other sociopolitical levels, it's just not as much of a political cleavage anymore.)

It is in state level elections

[Filuwaúrdjan]

If the state Senate's 80% Rep, there's gotta be some Republicans elected in NW Idaho too...

All of that areas state senators are currently Republicans; the Democrats do pretty well up their in state house elections though... it's pretty much (but not quite) the reverse in Boise for some reason.
Unless my figures are wrong.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The swing in much of northern Idaho between the '80's/'90's and the '00's has been huge; from over 50% for Dukakis to over 70% for Bush in some areas...

Nice to see you again, btw