How did Michele Bachmann's constituents come to be?

[ck4829]

From her views that people need to be investigated for "anti-American views" to how Jimmy Carter caused the swine flu, she's crazy.

But, she's clearly not the only crazy person from there, we've got one supporter of her, Bradlee Dean, talking about how Rep. Keith Ellison supports gay rights because he wants to enforce sharia law, but the most important fact of all is...

They vote for her.

How did this come to be?

[Raschel]

1. Her gerry mandered district goes around any area with a significant # of minorities

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

2. This

And Anoka, Blaine, and Woodbury are very conservative. Especially Anoka.
St. Cloud only a little less so.

[Raschel]

6. Most Black folks know better than to venture to Anoka. Stillwater too.

[Raschel]

4. Here are the demographics for her counties.

Washington county: 93.63% White, 1.83% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 2.14% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.7% were of German, 11.1% Norwegian, 9.8% Irish and 7.5% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

Anoka county: 93.64 percent white, 1.60 percent black or African American, 0.70 percent Native American, 1.69 percent Asian, 0.02 percent Pacific Islander, 0.65 percent from other races, and 1.71 percent from two or more races, and 1.66 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The 2000 Census found 30.2 percent were of German, 14.3 percent Norwegian, 9.0 percent Swedish, 7.3 percent Irish and 5.9 percent Polish ancestry.

Sherburne:96.73% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.1% were of German, 13.6% Norwegian, 7.5% Swedish and 6.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

Benton: 96.22% White, 0.78% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.8% were of German, 12.1% Polish and 8.8% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

Wright: 97.85% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 42.3% were of German, 11.9% Norwegian, 7.4% Swedish and 6.6% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

Stearns:95.99% White, 0.83% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.58% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 56.9% were of German and 9.4% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

[asjr]

3. It is the fault of the illiterate trolls that live

under the bridge of doom and only come out when their Republican masters tell them to. They vote and then retire to the underworld of the bridge of doom. That is as good a reason as any other.

[Raschel]

5. I don't know how the smilies replaced the '9's. Maybe the fungus did it?

[WhoIsNumberNone]

7. No space between the : and the 9