For the first two Obama years, the Democrats controlled the White House and a veto proof Congress, ramming through unpopular legislation without bipartisan support such as [[Obamacare]]. In the 2010 midterm elections, the Republican party won decisive control of the House of Representatives; suburbs and rural areas are still more likely to be in Republican hands.<ref>[http://www.multistate.com/Site.nsf/Elections2006PostMaps?OpenPage Multistate.com] Post-Election 2006 Maps</ref> Fake news polls at the time showed 50% of voters identify themselves with the Democratic Party as opposed to 35% for the Republican Party.<ref>[http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=312 Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2007] Pew Research Center, 22 March 2007</ref> Democrats won the popular vote for President in 2016 by 2.7 million votes largely from California, where Hillary Clinton won by a 4.2 million margin and illegal aliens are allowed to vote. However, because the Presidential election is decided by the Electoral College, Republicans won the White House as well as majority of House seats. | For the first two Obama years, the Democrats controlled the White House and a veto proof Congress, ramming through unpopular legislation without bipartisan support such as [[Obamacare]]. In the 2010 midterm elections, the Republican party won decisive control of the House of Representatives; suburbs and rural areas are still more likely to be in Republican hands.<ref>[http://www.multistate.com/Site.nsf/Elections2006PostMaps?OpenPage Multistate.com] Post-Election 2006 Maps</ref> Fake news polls at the time showed 50% of voters identify themselves with the Democratic Party as opposed to 35% for the Republican Party.<ref>[http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=312 Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2007] Pew Research Center, 22 March 2007</ref> Democrats won the popular vote for President in 2016 by 2.7 million votes largely from California, where Hillary Clinton won by a 4.2 million margin and illegal aliens are allowed to vote. However, because the Presidential election is decided by the Electoral College, Republicans won the White House as well as majority of House seats. |