Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 2, 2019
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December 2, 2019: Heading into the 2020 Congressional elections, there are 31 Democrats representing U.S. House Districts won by President Trump in 2016.[1]
As for the opposite dynamic, just 3 Republicans represent Districts won by Hillary Clinton.[1]
The remaining 401 U.S. House Districts—covering 92% of the nation—are represented by someone from the same political party as their preferred presidential candidate.
These figures highlight the degree to which people are drawn to live in areas where their neighbors have similar partisan views.
Additionally, this helps explain why the vast majority of Congressional Districts are represented by the same party for a long period of time. Each major political party has a solid base of Districts to count on. Control of Congress is therefore decided by campaigns in a small number of competitive districts.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- November 29, 2019 –165 million Americans will shop this holiday weekend
- November 28, 2019 –4,500 calories consumed in typical Thanksgiving feast
- November 27, 2019 –2,793 marching band members in the Macy’s parade
- November 26, 2019 –55 million Americans traveling for the holiday
- November 25, 2019 –530,000 temporary workers will be hired for holiday shopping season
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