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« on: October 08, 2016, 09:21:09 PM »
« edited: October 08, 2016, 09:50:53 PM by Chrome »
In 2008, the popular vote swung to the Democrats by an impressive 9 points, but Louisiana swung Republican, suggesting a strong Republican trend occurring in the state. However, in 2012, the popular vote swung Republican by over 3 points, and Louisiana swung Democratic. What caused these drastically different trends?
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AGA
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2016, 09:53:20 PM »
Quote from: heatcharger on October 08, 2016, 09:35:42 PM
2008 can be explained by Katrina, as it disproportionately displaced African-Americans. 2012 can be explained by that same demographic returning home.

That is probably the main reason, but after checking the county map, I saw that the swings also happened in the some of inland areas of Louisiana that were less affected by Katrina.
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