Some states are seen as solidly Republican and some solidly Democrat.

1)Have these allegiances been unwavering throughout the last hundred years or so?

2) If they have altered in what way have they changed?

3)Why are the allegiances what they are?

4) What have been the reasons for any changes ?

5) To what extent has one party drawn its support only, or very significantly, from one section of the community? For comparison, in the UK the Labour Party (current leader Tony Blair) not only drew its support from the industrial working class it was founded as a party exclusively for the working class and rooted in the trade union movement.(Historically it has seen itself as closer to the Democrats but it is only since its leadership and policies moved rightwards, under such as Mr Blair, that it has appeared to be anywhere remotely near them in ideology or policy)

You're saying there are states where it seems like every person in the state votes with the same party? If so, I don't think there are any. There's always a lot of people who vote another way. The typical party for the state just overshadows the other.

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Originally posted by FredPuli:
Some states are seen as solidly Republican and some solidly Democrat.

1)Have these allegiances been unwavering throughout the last hundred years or so?

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I don't know about other states. California voted Republican pretty consistently until about 1950, then swung to Democratic, and has been fairly consistently democratic since -- at least with respect to the Presidential races.

Unfortunately for the Republicans, it was only in the 1960s that California became the most populous state (and therefore commanded the most electoral votes) -- before that it was New York.

Alan Moore

I was under the impression the "blue and red" states came from how they believe the electoral college is projected to vote.

Oh. I thought it was something to do with the climate. No wonder I was so confused!

You're not so confused, Elexina! It has something to do with the political climate.