Texas Influence On Voting

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There has been some change through the years when it comes to Texas, but I do not believe Texas is on the brink of any change. I really thought there was a chance Texas could pull together and have a higher percentage that would help us move over to the Democrat side this past presidential election. After the election, we found out there were a lot more white males in Texas that voted more than ever. There were more white males that voted all over the United States this election than ever before. As much as I would like to think Texas would switch parties I do not believe this will happen for a while. This election proved there are way more people in the world that can vote and have chosen not to. Trump was able to pull voters out of their …show more content…

This will also have an impact on the voting patterns of Texas. If the millennials coming up are not attached to any religion they could change the polling research. There is no one that will be able to figure out which way people are voting anymore. There is research that says unaffiliated religious voters and atheist tend to lean towards the Democratic party. The polls have been wrong and were wrong in this past election. Polling showed Hillary to win more states than she did. This could be due to most people not getting polled and also people lying or being unsure of who they are going to vote for. So, will people finally get smart and not disclose anything about elections? Only time will tell. I believe millennials are going to change things up every year. We are getting smarter and we are tired of watching the government screw up. It might take Texas a little longer to come around. I am hoping with the millennials that move out there are more than move back. I do not believe there is any plus side to moving to a state that is already blue. It is easy to move there and get complacent because it is not hard and you do not have to put in any work, but this is not going to help the bigger cause. If your cause is to help the Democratic party win the states that could be switched, then you need to make sure to turn the people that are on the fence and also educate the ones …show more content…

The first switch was easier, but it is not going to be that way this time. There is such a strong presence in Texas with older white males. Once the baby boomers pass then I believe we will have more of an opportunity to make Texas a Democratic state. There are less and less people in the United States having children and so there are less people being influenced to vote as their parents did. Who knows what is going to happen with Trump and his immigration laws. At this point, anything can happen, then everything we thought was going to happen is right out the window. I would like to say Texas is on the verge of becoming a swing state, but I am on the line myself after Trump won the election. Depending on whether or not he succeeds in assisting the United States with the economy and peace with determine the majority of people that believe Republicans in office is going to give us a better

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