Demographics Against the Democrats
Election outcomes may well be about demographic changes such as population migrations. The visible wealthiest may be Republican, but the highly educated and professionals have significant Democrat populations. Changes in demographics may work against the Democrats. In the previous election, major demographic changes in areas such as race/ethnicity were thought to contribute to Democrat gains. Since these were expected to continue, there were fewer worries about the future elections. There are, of course, many ways to look at demographics. State migration patterns have been changing - perhaps not enough to impact elections with larger margins of victory, but enough to impact close elections such as in 2016. Migrations For Jobs or for Lower Cost of Living Young college educated persons tend to move to areas with concentrations of populations - Blue Cities and States. Blue people in need of less grueling winters can leave cold Blue States for the So...