2012 ballot measures

[politicallefty]

So, in Minnesota, urban areas voted down both amendments while suburbs are somewhat gay-friendly and supportive of voter ID. That's to be expected, as with the rural vote against gay marriage (that map looks entirely expected considering the vote). However, what's with South/Southwest MN's vote against voter ID? That looks pretty odd.

[politicallefty]

In the case of Asians, I'll bet they viewed Prop 30 as a pro-education measure. They probably saw it as a good investment and didn't want to see the entire education system in the state of California collapse. I could be wrong, but that seems like the simplest explanation to me. I just don't think steep education cuts appealed to Asians in particular, even if it meant paying a little more in taxes.