The De-Purpling of the United States, 2000-2020

• In Event: Modeling Voting Behavior in the 50 States

Brief Overview

Pundits see the US as becoming more purple. Voting maps seem to support this. The opposite is true, 2000-20. “Red” counties are redder; “Blue” counties are bluer. This paper surveys the growing divide and proposes an explanatory model.

Author

• Tim H Blessing, Alvernia University