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

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

[fallujah-nuker]

Actual it shows the positive aspect of a war with China, remember the threat to nuke Los Angeles back in 1996? I can picture daring them to do it, like the movie where Danny DeVito's wife was kidnapped, and kept daring them to kill her.

[Jagdgewehr]

Where is New York City? Why is New York not as prominent as L.A. and Chicago?

[dr_who_2]

Then again, compare D.C. (around 89% Kerry) with Chicago and San Fran.

[Atlas Sneezed]

THank you.

The map source is:
http://esri.com/industries/elections/business/uspres_election2004.html

[MNJohnnie]

I see it as people who like to be interdependent, and not independent, prefer cities, which further makes them more dependent (and I'm not just talking about welfare folks.)

Such people much more highly value the benefits of big government, and thus vote Democrat


I think it also has to do with the fact that Government is pretty much the only industry most urban areas have. Therefore most of the people who live in urban areas have some connection with the Govt either via employment or the employment of friends and relatives.

[PrtzlLogic]

If it were height=population, Bernalillo would be the tallest in NM -- because it's not only the most populous, it's also the smallest and most densely-populated. I'm pretty sure it's the margin of winning votes (i.e.- the "density" of the winning vote margin), which is what I was attempting to say, albeit not as clearly as I could have. I don't think it has anything to do with population, in and of itself -- other than in how that population contributes to winning vote margins. It's almost easier to draw it:

EX (line represents height on graph):

2 million votes, 1 million vote margin for K/E: ==============================

2 million votes, 34,000 vote margin for K/E: =

[socal_parrot]

This deserves its own thread

It already has one...

Best 2004 Electoral/county map Yet

Proud to live in the tallest Red Tower on the map...

Orange County, CA!!!

[AmericaUnited]

Three or four well positioned sinkholes and America will forever be the land of the free and home of the brave."

[LurkedLongEnough]

How does that explain the blue in cities, though... they are not agrarian there... oh

[Aggie Mama]

I don't think height=population. Look at the Houston area (4th largest city in the country)-- it should be very tall. Conservatives live on the outskirts and Shelia Jackson Lee's constitutents live in the city. I think there was a good sized vote for Kerry in her district.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you! :^D

[Blessed]

Atlanta,Mongomery,Augusta,etc. are majority black.

[Tom602]

If they had forseen the County voting structure they would have based Electoral College Votes by County.

This is something that I have been pondering lately. Why couldn't we have a "STATE" electoral college?

Meaning, a candidate would have to win a majority of counties in order for the state to go for one candidate or another.

This way the ENTIRE STATE POPULATION is represented rather than the BIG urban centers.

How hard would it be to do this?

[GnL]

Hey, you're tossing in a big chunk of red PA and red NY. We don't want to be with those morons!

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

RED is my new favorite color!

[Peelod]

Anyone have a map with a red/blue breakdown by presidential vote in congressional district? I am especially interested in NY.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Perhaps it is simple absolute vote margin by county. Reno (Washoe, with over 150,000 votes) appears invisible, and it was 51% Bush - 47% Kerry in that county (7000 vote margin). This supports the total vote margin hypothesis.

The exact same thing is true of Albuquerque (Bernalillo County) which was 51-47, less than 10,000 vote difference, out of ~250,000 voters.

I think we have figured it out.

[puppetz]

Maybe its highest percentages for a particular candidate: if Kerry got 90% of the vote in that county then it would be very high.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Did Philly get out 120% turn-out vs. the registered voters again? Amazing that stuff gets no media coverage.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Has anyone seen the purple map? NPR said someone blended the reds and blues together, making shades of purple and lavender. That might be interesting to look at.