skinner asked: 10/31/2014
Is it preferable for US Senators to be elected by a majority of their state's population or to be appointed by the state legislature?
Elected Appointed
Elected Appointed
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Elected Appointed
85% 15%
101 Votes
85% 15%
Gender
MF
83% 77 small pie chart
91% 23 small pie chart
Age
<2121-40>40 0%81%88%
0% 0 small pie chart
81% 49 small pie chart
88% 51 small pie chart
Income
<50k50-100k>100k 80%78%96%
80% 20 small pie chart
78% 41 small pie chart
96% 32 small pie chart
Party
DemocratRepublicanIndependentLibertarian 100%77%88%83%
100% 13 small pie chart
77% 31 small pie chart
88% 34 small pie chart
83% 12 small pie chart
Alaska (0 votes)
100%
Alaska
(0 votes)		 100%
Alabama
(1 votes)		 100%
Arkansas
(0 votes)		 100%
Arizona
(2 votes)		 100%
California
(15 votes)		 93% 7%
Colorado
(3 votes)		 100%
Connecticut
(1 votes)		 100%
Wash. D.C.
(0 votes)		 100%
Delaware
(0 votes)		 100%
Florida
(5 votes)		 80% 20%
Georgia
(3 votes)		 100%
Guam
(0 votes)		 100%
Hawaii
(0 votes)		 100%
Iowa
(2 votes)		 100%
Idaho
(0 votes)		 100%
Illinois
(2 votes)		 100%
Indiana
(2 votes)		 100%
Kansas
(1 votes)		 100%
Kentucky
(1 votes)		 100%
Louisiana
(1 votes)		 100%
Mass.
(4 votes)		 100%
Maryland
(2 votes)		 100%
Maine
(1 votes)		 100%
Michigan
(4 votes)		 100%
Minnesota
(3 votes)		 100%
Missouri
(1 votes)		 100%
Mississippi
(0 votes)		 100%
Montana
(0 votes)		 100%
N. Carolina
(0 votes)		 100%
N. Dakota
(0 votes)		 100%
Nebraska
(1 votes)		 100%
N. Hampshire
(1 votes)		 100%
New Jersey
(5 votes)		 60% 40%
New Mexico
(0 votes)		 100%
Nevada
(0 votes)		 100%
New York
(6 votes)		 100%
Ohio
(3 votes)		 66% 34%
Oklahoma
(2 votes)		 100%
Oregon
(1 votes)		 100%
Penn.
(1 votes)		 100%
Puerto Rico
(0 votes)		 100%
R. Island
(0 votes)		 100%
S. Carolina
(0 votes)		 100%
South Dakota
(1 votes)		 100%
Tennessee
(2 votes)		 50% 50%
Texas
(7 votes)		 71% 29%
Utah
(2 votes)		 100%
Virginia
(8 votes)		 62% 38%
Virgin Is.
(0 votes)		 100%
Vermont
(1 votes)		 100%
Washington
(4 votes)		 75% 25%
Wisconsin
(2 votes)		 100%
W. Virginia
(0 votes)		 100%
Wyoming
(0 votes)		 100%
Last updated: 2024-04-26T12:21:37+00:00