Survey: The eight true purple states

Predictably, the most popular states with Republicans are the generally ones where the most Republicans live, and vice versa for Democrats. The state with the biggest advantage among Republicans is Texas, the nation’s most populous state that reliably votes for Republican presidential candidates. Similarly, the most populous blue state is California, and it is most disproportionately popular with Democrats.

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What stand out are the exceptions to this rule: Wisconsin, a reliably blue state, is much more popular with Republicans (+30 R), possibly due to their Republican Governor Scott Walker’s public battles with labor unions. Iowa and some other purple states in the Upper Midwest are also significantly more popular with Republicans than Democrats.

Looking at it another way, there are some surprising places where Republicans and Democrats agree.

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