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I wonder what is causing Indiana to stand out so much among Midwest states. One of their important industries is RV manufacturing, which has done much better in recent years. Perhaps the automotive sector is another source of gains, as Michigan is also doing well for the region.
That, and Indianapolis is also creating quite a bit of high paying jobs.
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I don't see much of a theme either.
I guess one of the surprises of the 2016 elections were Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania - states that went Democrat for election cycles that swung to Trump. All of them had income growth - Michigan having almost the same income growth as California. Something I'd never expect.
States heavily reliant on energy like Texas, Alaska, Oklahoma and North Dakota were clobbered.
If you look at a county based map, NY would have swung red in 2016 without NYC attached too. What a crazy election it was.
If you look at a county based map, NY would have swung red in 2016 without NYC attached too. What a crazy election it was.
Well, I think a county by county map of NYS would look similar. Upstate was always republican-territory. In this link(http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/) is a county by county map for the results in 2008 - most of western NYS is red despite Obama sweeping the results elsewhere.
But Pennsylvania was a surprise. I guess Philadelphia was not enough of a counterbalance.
Well, I think a county by county map of NYS would look similar. Upstate was always republican-territory. In this link(Election maps) is a county by county map for the results in 2008 - most of western NYS is red despite Obama sweeping the results elsewhere.
But Pennsylvania was a surprise. I guess Philadelphia was not enough of a counterbalance.
All indications are that PA will not make the mistake again.
All indications are that PA will not make the mistake again.
There are many indicators that could indicate either scenario but certainly Barletta winning the Republican senatorial primary this week doesn't indicate any buyer's remorse on the Republican side.
There are many indicators that could indicate either scenario but certainly Barletta winning the Republican senatorial primary this week doesn't indicate any buyer's remorse on the Republican side.
Lamb defeating the Trump clone in a +20 republican district is quite ominous
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Well, I think a county by county map of NYS would look similar. Upstate was always republican-territory. In this link(Election maps) is a county by county map for the results in 2008 - most of western NYS is red despite Obama sweeping the results elsewhere.
But Pennsylvania was a surprise. I guess Philadelphia was not enough of a counterbalance.
That's true, but I think the state as a whole was leaning further right than normal for Trump. I have the map saved somewhere.
Despite upstate's consistent purple nature, most people still assume this state is Liberal from end to end.
DC is the highest at 4.5. The government is always doing well.
This is false, D.C.'s rise is based on development and population growth. D.C. has added over 100,000 new residents since 2010 and most of them have been educated, young millennial's in private sector jobs. Notice Virginia and Maryland, where almost all the Federal Government workers live, didn't see the same increase. D.C.'s population just past 700,000 people in January with a population density of 11,475 people per square mile. As the city continues to grow toward 1,000,000 people by 2040 and gets more wealthy, the personal income and GDP of the city will continue to rise.
This is false, D.C.'s rise is based on development and population growth. D.C. has added over 100,000 new residents since 2010 and most of them have been educated, young millennial's in private sector jobs. Notice Virginia and Maryland, where almost all the Federal Government workers live, didn't see the same increase. D.C.'s population just past 700,000 people in January with a population density of 11,475 people per square mile. As the city continues to grow toward 1,000,000 people by 2040 and gets more wealthy, the personal income and GDP of the city will continue to rise.
It's hard to separate out government money out of DC's private sector. A lot of private industry is in DC due to contracts with the government.
Most of the privates sector jobs in DC are with companies who do work for the government or lobby the government.
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