Electoral map in three dimensions vividly shows results (Incredible!)

http://people.delphiforums.com/nellie501/Bushcountry.jpg ^ | 11-6-04 | Unknown

[Happy2BMe]

Dems are popular only in major cities. Republicans are popular everywhere else in the country - PING.

[Burr5]

This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen masquerading as "data".

The mass of Alaska's "vote" is so enormous as to make the thing unrepresentative of anything real at first glance.

The size of the Los Angeles "vote" appears four times bigger than the NYC "vote".

If you look at the volume of these rectangles, there is no way Bush won the popular vote. Except, of course, that he did, by 3.5 million. Unless you count those 20 million Republican voters up in Alaska.

I get the fact that cities vote Dem, and the Burbs and the country vote GOP, but this "representation" isn't representative of anything.

[KernFarmer]

Ok hit so I can find this one later!

[pctech]

Not so much loving God, but a judgmental God.

[roaddog727]

Yes, they are mighty dense.

[tophat9000]

It demonstrates that Dems are an urban phenomenon

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "Urban Blight"

[S.O.S121.500]

BOOKbump

[JMJJR]

bump for reference

[auggy]

"The height shows county population. It demonstrates that Dems are an urban phenomenon."

The high populated areas are easiest to commit large amount of fraudulent votes. No phenomenon there.

[longshadow]

Does living next to large water masses have anything to do with being liberal? Weird.

It's simple: most cities were founded along waterways or as ports (that's why they grew more rapidly than other settlements, and thus became cities). Urban areas are Democratic strongholds. Thus, the heaviest Democrat voting is found in areas along major rivers and in port cities, giving the illusion that living near water induces political insanity.

[Atlas Sneezed]

It's simple: most cities were founded along waterways or as ports (that's why they grew more rapidly than other settlements, and thus became cities). Urban areas are Democratic strongholds. Thus, the heaviest Democrat voting is found in areas along major rivers and in port cities, giving the illusion that living near water induces political insanity.

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Indeed. And centuries later, the folks that were raised in a way, or with personal inclination towards interdependency (as opposed to rugged independence), tend to employ our freedom to live where we choose to move to cities. They move their attracted by the socialist benefits (mass transit, public spaces, etc.) and willing to enjoy the paid-for infrastructure, and to fund the latte-parlors and sushi restaurants (mmmm, sushi!). Then, to the pleasure of the city fathers who shut down trash collection and police protection (of the disarmed populace) at the slightest hint of a slowdown at the rate of increase of tax increases, they vote for more taxes!

Put short:

Democrats like cities.

[longshadow]

Indeed. And centuries later, the folks that were raised in a way, or with personal inclination towards interdependency (as opposed to rugged independence), tend to employ our freedom to live where we choose to move to cities. They move their attracted by the socialist benefits (mass transit, public spaces, etc.) and willing to enjoy the paid-for infrastructure, and to fund the latte-parlors and sushi restaurants (mmmm, sushi!). Then, to the pleasure of the city fathers who shut down trash collection and police protection (of the disarmed populace) at the slightest hint of a slowdown at the rate of increase of tax increases, they vote for more taxes!

Put short:

Democrats like cities.

By Jove! I think you've got it!

[LiteKeeper]

SITREP

[moonhawk]

Apparently--What do I know?--Psych classses like to do population density experiments with rats...

When they are forced to live in overcrowded conditions, they they start to exhibit aberrant behaviour, and vote for Democrats.

[TheBattman]

More water to make cool-aid with!

[Sloth]

why is there a blue line in the center of alabama that extends into eastern missippi? that one has me stumped.

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/alabama/demographics/BlackPopulation.jpg

[Sloth]

What's the deal with Alaska?

[Sloth]

The height of the bar is vote margin (Bush-Kerry) for red, (Kerry-Bush) for blue.

Ahh, that makes sense.

[TheBattman]

Where did that come from?

[clyde260]

Bump for future reference.