Does Atlas really think that every state will eventually be a solid blue (in normal talk) state?
EDIT: Except for Colorado and Iowa, which will soon be 80% GOP. Maybe Michigan will follow suit eventually as well.
Not at all. In terms of which states are trending to which party over the 20-30 year long run, this is my assessment. Gray = trend unclear
LOL MISSISSIPPI and LOUISIANA? They aren't trending Democrat at all! They just had higher black turnout in 2012. If anything their getting even more republican as white grow conservative
It's more about the black population growing faster than the white population. And the fact that in LA/MS/GA there are basically no white voters left for the GOP to flip in presidential races
Why do you have AL trending Republican though? Isn't it susceptible to the same pressures as LA/MS/GA with increasing minority population?