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Posted by Sigismund on December 6, 2008, at 19:12:30
I read that Washington voted 93/7 in favour of Obama, which amazed me.
Does anyone have a link to voting patterns in the US, by state, city or whatever?
Posted by Dinah on December 6, 2008, at 19:55:56
In reply to US voting patterns, posted by Sigismund on December 6, 2008, at 19:12:30
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/state/#val=DC
I think that was Washington DC, not Washington State.
Posted by yxibow on December 6, 2008, at 20:35:31
In reply to US voting patterns, posted by Sigismund on December 6, 2008, at 19:12:30
> I read that Washington voted 93/7 in favour of Obama, which amazed me.
>
> Does anyone have a link to voting patterns in the US, by state, city or whatever?Not surprising since just like central Chicago, although that's changing with more affluent Blacks moving to the suburbs, DC is extensively a city inhabited by African Americans with a white minority in areas like Georgetown and closer to the capitol, I believe.
I'm not quite sure exactly on the demographics but I believe it is one of the most polarized in that direction and is also why the mayors of DC have felt their hands tied by the US government which has ultimate veto and court power over DC, e.g. overturning the strong gun ban, considering, not to make a racist statement, DC directly outside of the capitol region is a poor, southern city with a fairly substantial crime rate.
So though Obama never made it so, and I think the colour neutral campaign strategy is really the only way to go, nonetheless a majority African American community would vote in such a manner considering the high voter turnout nationally.
In other areas of the country, minorities may or may not vote as strongly as the senior "white" population in off election years.-- Jay
Posted by fayeroe on December 6, 2008, at 20:50:00
In reply to US voting patterns, posted by Sigismund on December 6, 2008, at 19:12:30
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/
This doesn't answer your question but I have found this site very informative and 'cool'. (as my 9 year old daughter says about every 20 seconds)
Posted by yxibow on December 7, 2008, at 5:04:15
In reply to Re: US voting patterns, posted by fayeroe on December 6, 2008, at 20:50:00
> http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/
>
> This doesn't answer your question but I have found this site very informative and 'cool'. (as my 9 year old daughter says about every 20 seconds)That's the word I was thinking of -- yes, cartograms can be a very interesting way of looking at demographics. I haven't seen cartograms that non-linear though. Interesting.
-- Jay
Posted by Sigismund on December 7, 2008, at 16:49:36
In reply to Re: US voting patterns, posted by fayeroe on December 6, 2008, at 20:50:00
Thanks Pat
Those maps were very interesting.
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