Post by lordroel on Nov 11, 2016 13:49:14 GMT
Map: elections with state secession states
The electoral map divides the country neatly into blue states and red states. But blue states include vast conservative stretches; and most red states harbor liberal enclaves, too. In recent years, as partisan polarization has grown, some political minorities in these disaffected areas have proposed a radical solution: state partition.
It has happened before. Maine, for instance, was once part of Massachusetts. And while none of the current movements really has a shot, the eleven instances mapped here (including that to grant the District of Columbia statehood) have at least attracted the support of elected officials.
What would happen if all of them succeeded? Each new state would get two senators and its share of electoral college votes.
New states:
Baja Arizona, electoral votes: 3.
Chicago, electoral votes: 9.
Jefferson, electoral votes: 4.
Northeast Ohio, electoral votes: 8.
South California, electoral votes: 20.
Upstate New York, electoral votes: 12.
West Maryland, electoral votes: 3.
Superior, electoral votes: 3.
From the website New Republic comes a article called: If All Those State Secession Movements Got Their Way, America Would Look Like This Map
The electoral map divides the country neatly into blue states and red states. But blue states include vast conservative stretches; and most red states harbor liberal enclaves, too. In recent years, as partisan polarization has grown, some political minorities in these disaffected areas have proposed a radical solution: state partition.
It has happened before. Maine, for instance, was once part of Massachusetts. And while none of the current movements really has a shot, the eleven instances mapped here (including that to grant the District of Columbia statehood) have at least attracted the support of elected officials.
What would happen if all of them succeeded? Each new state would get two senators and its share of electoral college votes.
New states:
Baja Arizona, electoral votes: 3.
Chicago, electoral votes: 9.
Jefferson, electoral votes: 4.
Northeast Ohio, electoral votes: 8.
South California, electoral votes: 20.
Upstate New York, electoral votes: 12.
West Maryland, electoral votes: 3.
Superior, electoral votes: 3.
From the website New Republic comes a article called: If All Those State Secession Movements Got Their Way, America Would Look Like This Map
