Why does Pennsylvania vote to the right of Michigan?

[Tekken_Guy]

Why does Pennsylvania generally vote to the right of Michigan?

[wnwnwn]

Michigan dem base has been more constant and therefore easier to work with for the state party.

[King of Kensington]

Lower Black percentage and deeper red rurals.

[Schiff for Senate]

There are some surprisingly populous counties that vote pretty Republican, like Lancaster and York.

[MyLifeIsYours]

The automobile union and the larger share of black voters give the Dems a fairer advantage in Michigan.

[Young Conservative]

Michigan black population percentage: 14.1%

Pennsylvania black population percentage: 12.7%


A lot is attributable to the above fact probably. Democrats have an ever-so-slightly higher base in Michigan.

[MarkD]

Why is the average heart rate 72 beats per minute?
Why doesn't tomb rhyme with comb?
Why is the Pacific Ocean so much bigger than the Atlantic Ocean?
The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind. The answer is blowing in the wind.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Pennsylvania's rural communities are far more socially conservative than Michigan's.  Michigan's rural areas are historically Republican since the Civil War.  Pennsylvania's rural communities include coal mining areas that have shifted left as the Democrats have come to oppose fossil fuels.