Pangloss Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 This is a twist on the standard county-level electoral map, done by a professor at Princeton. The problem with those "sea of red" maps is that they convey the idea that the "red states" are 100% pro-Bush, when in fact that's just an artifact of the electoral college system (nor are the "blue states" typically 100% pro-Kerry). We all know this intuitively, but there wasn't a really good graphic that showed it. Well, no longer. This map actually conveys the county-by-county vote using shades, from blue to red, indicating percentages. http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/ It sure gives a much different perspective, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john5746 Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Yes, this is why, at the very least, electoral votes should be cast on a county basis. The country is more diverse than the sea of red. If Bush had lost Ohio, some would be debating the problems with the electoral system. We have already had one election screwed up(2000) it needs to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 speaking of ohio, did anybody hear about bush receiving like 36000 votes in one county where about 3600 people were registered to vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john5746 Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Haven't heard it. You would think the media and the DNC would be all over that one if it were true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangloss Posted November 8, 2004 Author Share Posted November 8, 2004 One of the Sunday morning pundits (I think on Meet the Press) suggested that the president appoint Tom Daschle as co-head of a bipartisan investigation into reforming the election process nation-wide. Sounded like a good idea to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 One of the Sunday morning pundits (I think on Meet the Press) suggested that the president appoint Tom Daschle as co-head of a bipartisan investigation into reforming the election process nation-wide. Sounded like a good idea to me. Pangloss, how can you use "Tom Daschle" and "bipartisan" in the same sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 This map actually conveys the county-by-county vote using shades' date=' from blue to red, indicating percentages. http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/ It sure gives a much different perspective, doesn't it?[/quote'] Interesting map. But those that want to abandon the electoral process and go with the popular vote system, the map would look like this.... [edit] Look at Pennsylvania, which Kerry won handily, by taking Philadelphia, Pittsbourgh and Scranton/Wilkes-barre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 I posted these URLs on a more political board I was on, and someone posted the following URL: County-by-county map adjusted so the size of the county reflects the population Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 I posted these URLs on a more political board I was on' date=' and someone posted the following URL: County-by-county map adjusted so the size of the county reflects the population The cartograms are an interesting projection. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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