Great Map Showcasing Breakdown Of House

Below is a state-by-state breakdown of the U.S. House of Representatives by party affiliation. What I find most interesting about this, is the strength the Democrats maintain in southern states like North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. Each of those has been a fairly reliable vote for Republicans in recent presidential elections (save NC in 2008).

Also, look at North and South Dakota. They don't have a lot of Representation due to low population densities, but their representation is 100% Democrat. In the traditionally conservative upper-midwest, that makes no sense to me. It's not exactly a hotbed for gay marriage ceremonies.

Nod to Wikipedia on the map.

Comments

[DTR Patriot]

As you say Pundit, how do Democrats do so well in traditionally conservative states? Let's hope this starts to change in November.

[Harvey]

Very interesting how it all breaks down. Dems have a surprisingly large number of seats in red states.