Texas has always been one of the primary “red states” when it comes to elections. States that are in the South tend to always be republican states. Just like how there was a major shift in political parties in the past, I honestly believe that there will be another major shift in the future but not any time soon. I will go into more detail in this essay, as to what I mean by that I believe there will be a major shift in the political parties in the later future.
Democratic Influence on the People The demographic maps from the past election show the counties and what side of the election the area primarily voted for, either Republican or Democrat. When looking at these demographic maps, you will notice that the more populated areas or cities usually tended to vote on the side of the Democrats. Even though this did happen in Texas in the past election (brilliantmaps.com), the majority of the areas outside of the more populated areas voted on the side of the Republicans. Because of this, for the first time in a long time the state of Texas almost went over to the Democrats. I believe that the reason for this is that there are usually colleges or …show more content…
The amount of Mexican citizens coming into Texas grows more and more every year. This increase of Hispanic people in Texas effects the primary political party of the state. In an article on the website (pewhispanic.com), it states that more than 50 percent of Hispanics categorize themselves to be Democrats compared to the 35 percent who categorize themselves with the Republican party. The reason behind this is, that the Hispanic population that states that they are Democrats say this because they feel like the Democratic party cares more about the Hispanic people in America. As the population of people immigrating to Texas from Mexico increases as more years pass, the percentage of Democrats in Texas will continue to increase
Democratic Influence on the People The demographic maps from the past election show the counties and what side of the election the area primarily voted for, either Republican or Democrat. When looking at these demographic maps, you will notice that the more populated areas or cities usually tended to vote on the side of the Democrats. Even though this did happen in Texas in the past election (brilliantmaps.com), the majority of the areas outside of the more populated areas voted on the side of the Republicans. Because of this, for the first time in a long time the state of Texas almost went over to the Democrats. I believe that the reason for this is that there are usually colleges or …show more content…
The amount of Mexican citizens coming into Texas grows more and more every year. This increase of Hispanic people in Texas effects the primary political party of the state. In an article on the website (pewhispanic.com), it states that more than 50 percent of Hispanics categorize themselves to be Democrats compared to the 35 percent who categorize themselves with the Republican party. The reason behind this is, that the Hispanic population that states that they are Democrats say this because they feel like the Democratic party cares more about the Hispanic people in America. As the population of people immigrating to Texas from Mexico increases as more years pass, the percentage of Democrats in Texas will continue to increase