During a break in my work day, I was looking at previous presidential election results over at
US Election Atlas, and found an interesting trend in winners by decade...
- Republican
- Republican
- Republican
1912 Democratic
- Democratic
Republican
Republican
Republican
1932 Democratic
- Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
1952 Republican
- Republican
Democratic
Democratic
Republican*
1972 Republican
- Democratic*
Republican
Republican
Republican
1992 Democratic
- Democratic
Republican
*With the exception of 1968 (Vietnam) and 1976 (Watergate), the trend is pretty clear. Does this mean Republican victories in 2004 and 2008?? Or, with Bush having come up short in the popular vote in 2000 AND with things spiraling out of control overseas, could 2004 be more like 1968??
Obviously I am a big ol' geek when it comes to this sort of thing. But it does make one pause and think.
Cross posted at Points West