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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Fri Aug 24, 2018, 10:46 PM Aug 2018

Number of Democratic US Senators during the next decade.

2018
Democrats hold onto every Democratic held seat up in 2018 and pick up AZ,NV,TN,and TX. 53D 47R
2020
Democrats lose AL but pick up AZ,CO,GA,IA,ME,NC,and TX. 59D 41R
2022
Democrats hold onto every Democratic held seat up in 2022 and pick up FL,NC,PA,and WI. 63D 37R
2024
Democrats lose IN,MO,TN,and WV. 59D 41R
2026
Democrats lose GA,IA,NC,and TX. 55D 45R

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Number of Democratic US Senators during the next decade. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Aug 2018 OP

You do realize that as more of the population becomes urban and sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #1

Boomers retiring and cashing out of CA, could overrun rural states and turn them blue Pobeka Aug 2018 #2

sinkingfeeling

(51,445 posts)

1. You do realize that as more of the population becomes urban and

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 10:50 PM

Aug 2018

concentrated in like 16 states the majority of Senators will be from rural states, representing a smaller number of people.

If trends continue, those 68 Senators will be Republican against 32 Democrats.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)

2. Boomers retiring and cashing out of CA, could overrun rural states and turn them blue