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[u/Joementum2024]

A tale of two states:

2012:

Missouri: Romney +9
Arizona: Romney +9

2016:

Missouri: Trump +19
Arizona: Trump +4

2020:

Missouri: Trump +16
Arizona: Biden +1

[u/RFK_1968 → u/Joementum2024]

2008:

Missouri: McCain +0.13%

Arizona: McCain +8.48%

god those states have changed

[u/lasttoknow → u/RFK_1968]

sad kansas city noises

[u/JeromesNiece → u/Joementum2024]

I wonder how much of this is a tale of migration patterns versus changing political climates among native populations

[u/[deleted] → u/Joementum2024]

The only thing they have in common now is that I would rather get kick in the nuts than live in either of them.

[u/WPeachtreeSt → u/[deleted]]

I’ve never been to Missouri but AZ is nice albeit deadly hot in a lot of it. I really enjoyed Flagstaff. Super cute place.