Read more electorate stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12802/electorate.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:49:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61294/palin-paradox-male-heavy-districts-elect-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlaska is reliant on male-dominated industries like mining and fishing, and the state has 106 men for every 100 women—the most gender-skewed state in the country, where the overall ratio is 86:100. Yet Alaska is one of just five states with an elected female governor, and one of...http://www.newser.com/story/61294/palin-paradox-male-heavy-districts-elect-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 8:37:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49348/blue-states-dominate-and-purple-gains-ground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlue states are far bluer than red states are red, says a new Gallup poll. Party registrations favor Democrats—they lead by 10 or more percentage points in 29 states and the DC, compared to four states where Republicans dominate—suggesting that Dems can expand on ther gains they made...http://www.newser.com/story/49348/blue-states-dominate-and-purple-gains-ground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 12:49:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41443/if-you-dont-know-who-this-is-dont-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCountless actors, musicians and other celebrities have volunteered their time encouraging young people to vote. But should they? ABC News anchor John Stossel quizzed voters on basic political knowledge at a registration-drive concert and in the nation’s capital. A shockingly high number of uninformed answers led Stossel to the “politically...http://www.newser.com/story/41443/if-you-dont-know-who-this-is-dont-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 16:01:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39886/black-politicians-rise-signals-changing-electorate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA change in the electorate may be under way as a growing number of blacks are winning local elections nationwide—more and more often across color lines, the New York Times reports. Some 16% of black legislators represented mainly white districts in 2001; by 2007, that figure had nearly doubled....http://www.newser.com/story/39886/black-politicians-rise-signals-changing-electorate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Oct 2008 10:18:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7664/look-whos-given-up-on-the-white-male.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne constituency the Democrats have conspicuously not been courting this primary season is the blue-collar white male, and they shouldn't start any time soon, recommends Salon 's Thomas Schaller. Bubba went to the other side in the late '80s and never looked back. The Dems didn't give up easily, but...http://www.newser.com/story/7664/look-whos-given-up-on-the-white-male.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Sep 2007 18:38:47 CDT