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==Impact on Modern U.S. Political Landscape==

==Impact on Modern U.S. Political Landscape==

Nearly all the states in the former Louisiana Territory vote for [[Republican]] [[Presidential]] and [[Congressional]] candidates, with the exceptions of Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, and New Mexico, seven have not voted for a [[Democrat]] since 1976, and three more (Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri) did so only in 1992 and 1996, and Colorado only three times during that period (in 1992, 2008, and 2012).<ref>http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/elections.php</ref> As a result, the Louisiana Purchase represents a critical bloc of [[conservative]] voters, which makes it extremely important in the modern American [[politcal sphere]].

Nearly all the states in the former Louisiana Territory vote for [[Republican]] [[Presidential]] and [[Congressional]] candidates, with the exceptions of Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, and New Mexico, seven have not voted for a [[Democrat]] since 1976, and three more (Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri) did so only in 1992 and 1996, and Colorado only three times during that period (in 1992, 2008, and 2012).<ref>https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/elections.php</ref> As a result, the Louisiana Purchase represents a critical bloc of [[conservative]] voters, which makes it extremely important in the modern American [[politcal sphere]].

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