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How might changes in Tea Party support affect a Chaffetz-Hatch-Matheson race?
The Tea Party movement in Utah is becoming more and more of a Republican phenomenon. The Tea Party movement continues to make its voice heard around the country and in Utah. Earlier this week, tea party activists protested at the … Continue reading
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Tagged delegates, jason chaffetz, jim matheson, nominations, orrin hatch, partisanship, tea party, utah colleges exit poll, utah voter poll
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How might changes in Tea Party support affect a Chaffetz-Hatch-Matheson race?
Do single member districts hurt Democrats?
Even without a partisan gerrymander, Democrats cannot win a full 30% of seats unless Democratic voters are clustered in an optimal way. In 2010, Democrats won only 17 of the 75 seats in the Utah House of Representatives. That’s 23% … Continue reading
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Tagged imbalance, partisanship, redistricting, single member districts
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Do single member districts hurt Democrats?
Did the legislature gerrymander Matheson’s district in 2001?
It’s not clear that the legislature actually made Matheson’s district more Republican in 2001. It’s often said that the Utah legislature tried to gerrymander Utah’s second district (Matheson’s) in 2001. By moving Republicans into the district and Democrats out of … Continue reading
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Tagged congress, jim matheson, legislature, partisanship, redistricting, republic
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Will redistricting hurt Democrats in the state legislature?
Population change may cost Democrats 2 seats in the Utah House and 1 in the Senate. A few days ago, we posted some information about population change within Utah’s 75 state House districts. Because the 2010 Census reports a population … Continue reading
Which counties have moved most to the right?
Every county (except Kane) became more Republican between 1992 and 2008. Many became WAY more Republican. In our last post, we looked at Utah’s continuing movement toward the GOP during the 2000s. Today, we’ll look to see which specific counties … Continue reading
Could Republicans win all four U.S. House districts?
This movement toward the GOP represents a continuation of a rightward trend that began decades ago In a few days, we’ll post Census data showing that Hispanics (who often vote Democratic) have become a larger percentage of the state’s population. … Continue reading
Redistricting backgrounders
Over the next couple weeks, we will publish several posts looking at Utah’s ongoing redistricting process. We’ll begin by looking closely at the 2010 U.S. Census results and discussing what they might mean for redistricting. We’ll also take a look … Continue reading
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Tagged commentary, counties, demographics, imbalance, immigration, jim matheson, legislature, partisanship, redistricting
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Redistricting backgrounders
Did the Utah Compact actually change attitudes about immigration?
The publicity about the Compact, including the Compact’s moderate stance, likely helped move active Mormons and strong Republicans toward more opposition to an Arizona-style law. Can public opinion on controversial issues moderate or change in response to public debates? Political … Continue reading
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Tagged immigration, mormons, partisanship, polls, utah compact, utah voter poll
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Was HB 410 a bipartisan battle between moderates and ideologues?
It’s extremely unusual that the legislators in the center would team up to vote against the legislators at the extremes. Something weird happened today in the Utah legislature. The Utah House of Representatives voted on Becky Edwards’s HB 410, but … Continue reading
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Tagged ideology, immigration, leadership, legislature, measurement, partisanship, roll call votes
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve posted a ridiculous amount of research about the redistricting process here in Utah. What have we learned? Here’s the Cliff Notes version. Looking back: How has Utah’s population grown since 2000? Utah’s population is … Continue reading →