This is due to strong Democratic party involvement at the local level and Chicago's heavily Democratic tilt.

However, St. Louis's strong Democratic tilt (a Republican has not represented this district or its predecessors since 1949) helped Carnahan win with 53 percent of the vote.

And given the strong Democratic tilt in the rest of California, he will probably need a lot of Democratic help to beat Mr. Davis.

Interest was particularly high among Democrats, given the district's heavy Democratic tilt.

McCain declined to run, however, due to the growing Democratic tilt of the district, saying, "I don't mind running uphill for anything.

Despite a slight Democratic tilt due to the presence of fairly large cities such as Allentown and Bethlehem, the district traditionally has elected Republicans recently.

Because of the city's overwhelmingly Democratic tilt, campaigning largely ceased after the primary, with Dixon and other city-wide candidates maintaining "bare-bones" campaign staffs.

By most accounts, Cao faced nearly impossible odds for reelection, owing to the district's overwhelming Democratic tilt.

Republicans had a handful of victories in this district in the early 20th century, which was unusual given the heavily Democratic tilt of Texas at the time.

The fictional White House, with its liberal Democratic tilt, seemed more real when Bill Clinton was in office.