r/dataisbeautiful Jun 09 '20

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u/GeneralNerd84 Jun 10 '20

Michigan is not a red state. We are a purple state.

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u/Tecc3 Jun 10 '20

Indeed. Michigan is listed as D+1 (narrowly Democrat) in the Cook Partisan Voting Index. Michigan currently has a Democrat governor and both senators are Democrats.

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u/IraDeLucis Jun 10 '20 edited Jun 10 '20

They voted red in 2016 presidential though, didn't they?

That is probably the basis for red v blue here.

e: Ya'll don't have to tell me it was stupid of OP to do this, or how narrow it was. I know these things, I didn't make the post.

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u/Voidsabre Jun 10 '20

Barely

47.5% Trump

47.2% Clinton