The news was not good in this heavily Republican area of Illinois today.

"I did it from a very practical point of view," as a political aspirant in a predominantly Republican area, he said.

Jack Kemp does his best to avoid the few Republican areas that are still in play.

This, the suit contends, dilutes the power of voters in densely Republican areas.

Mossyrock is a very heavily Republican area, and quite conservative.

They were replaced by several heavily Republican areas north and east of Houston.

The Seminary area is among the most Republican areas in the state of Mississippi.

Obama also made considerable headway in historically Republican areas of the state.

At stake, he said, is the future of what is now a reliably Republican area.

However, it is no match for the heavily Republican areas around San Antonio.