In the NYT op-ed by titled "Confessions of Liberal Intolerance", Nicholas Kristoll refers to a study by a sociologist at the University of North Texas that shows up to 30 percent of academics said that they would be less likely to support a job seeker if they knew that the person was a Republican.  The discrimination becomes worse if the applicant is an evangelical Christian. According to Yancey’s study, 59 percent of anthropologists and 53 percent of English professors would be less likely to hire someone they found out was an evangelical.  

And now from this article ----- "They hold all the important positions in the state, from several county mayors to the leaders of the state House and Senate, to all four members of the congressional delegation.... Because of that, Ige argued, Democrats are much easier to work with and to get things done for the people."