Interesting election maps

[n1ywb]

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/


This one, by county, is particularly interesting. I think it's fascinating how city folk are mostly blue and country folk are mostly red, the only real exception being New England which is mostly rural and yet still blue.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Emejn/election/2008/countymapredbluer512.png

[RCman]

...the only real exception being New England which is mostly rural and yet still blue.

Thats what I don't understand... everyone I talk to would have made that map red colored. Oh well...

[IslanderOffRoad]

if we voted based on land area, the republicans would have won!

[alex22]

The cities are much closer together in the northeast, higher population density, and most think that Ted Kennedy is the best thing since abortion. I live in a small town and its hard to believe how many people I talked to were Obama supporters, also the schools here are so amazingly liberal it an make a conservative's head spin, and god help it if a child's parents are conservative, the teachers will just say that they need to "get with the times" or some bull shit like that.

~Alex

[Hammered]

Fixed it for ya... :eeks1:


I think it's fascinating how city folk are mostly Black and country folk are mostly White, the only real exception being New England which is mostly rural and yet still Black.



http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Emejn/election/2008/countymapredbluer512.png

[Jester99]

You gotta remember though that the red states have far less of a population overall than the blue states. People are more spread out, which gives the illusion that the red states speak louder than the blue.

[ECKSJAY]

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/


This one, by county, is particularly interesting. I think it's fascinating how city folk are mostly blue and country folk are mostly red, the only real exception being New England which is mostly rural and yet still blue.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Emejn/election/2008/countymapredbluer512.png

Hey look at that...population density by county. ;)

http://www.censuscd.com/images/lf-map.gif

[alex22]

rural areas have hard working low-medium with some high income and densely populated areas have more poor people willing to take a handout.
:dunno:

[rock rash]

Another interesting map... :D

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/nodson/tl_6-1.jpg

[PurpleCherokee]

Another interesting map... :D

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/nodson/tl_6-1.jpg

Just cause he won definately doesn't mean he's a better leader for our country. Just show how despirate (and dumb) most of the country is :D

[rock rash]

Just cause he won definately doesn't mean he's a better leader for our country. Just show how despirate (and dumb) most of the country is :D
yep, dumb because they dont agree with you...

yes there are dumbass voters on both sides.

[karstic]

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/


This one, by county, is particularly interesting. I think it's fascinating how city folk are mostly blue and country folk are mostly red, the only real exception being New England which is mostly rural and yet still blue.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Emejn/election/2008/countymapredbluer512.png

Not sure if that one is correct, OC register had a map that showed San Berdo and Riverside counties voted red.

[PurpleCherokee]

yep, dumb because they dont agree with you...

yes there are dumbass voters on both sides.

When the hell did I ever say that they're dumb for not agreeing with me???

Go ahead, tell me.

[rock rash]

Just show how despirate (and dumb) most of the country is [for not agreeing with me] :D
right there

[PurpleCherokee]

Oh damn... my bad :roflmao:

:cheers:

[rock rash]

:D

:cheers:

[Bent]

yep, dumb because they dont agree with you...


Nope, dumb because they can still breath; if they couldn't they'd have to be called dead. Both of them voted for Obama.

[IslanderOffRoad]

The cities are much closer together in the northeast, higher population density, and most think that Ted Kennedy is the best thing since abortion.

I'm very much for abortion when Kennedys are involved.

[Hammered]

What about the ACORN voters....

[alex22]

I'm very much for abortion when Kennedys are involved.

Small planes and long rifles seem to be working at the moment, kinda like retroactive abortion. Too bad Ted's liver and kidney's are still working.

~Alex

[soulslngr]

I find it interesting that many blue counties are located in direct relationship to those locations of large state schools...across many states, with diverse populations. Perhaps academia breeds open-mindedness and forward thinking. The current administration left it very difficult for citizens to have faith in their ideals and policies. When people lose faith, parties lose power.

[goodburbon]

Perhaps academia breeds open-mindedness and forward thinking.

I'm still in college and I find that academia doesn't breed anything. It is a conglomeration of late adolescents who are all striving to be independent, accepted, and different. Face facts, Obama is young and charismatic, McCain is a crabby old bastard. College students are poor, (for the most part) easily influenced by the opposite sex, and often have an idealistic political viewpoint. In this respect academia is a perpetuation of backwards ass thinking that is constantly called "progressive"

Communism, for example. I grew up and America was fighting the great evil empire. We didn't play cops and robbers, we played spies. Communism was the great enemy in the form of the USSR. Then Communism failed in Russia, No more big bad guy. Communism starts to become not so much of a faux-pas here. Communism is a beautiful idea, and very appealing to students. Everyone working together toward common goals, each providing for his neighbors needs and getting his needs filled by his neighbors. It is a very appealing and Utopian idea. The trouble with it is...humanity. Apply actual human traits to this utopian idea and it doesn't work, period. College age kids haven't figured all this out yet, and the academics bury themselves in the culture.

This is where the Barack vote comes in. Not one of open mindedness, but one of excitement, hope, and change. Is anyone honestly negatively impacted by the current president before the economy goes sour? I was positively impacted when the gun ban was lifted, and negatively impacted when I go to the airport, but as a whole my life has not been impacted by this "regime" minus one incident I have been protected from enemies foriegn and domestic, still have all my freedoms etc. The negative was talked up constantly, there was constant bleating from the media, professors, and other students. Along comes someone who promises change, with a few of those utopian principles in tow. Oh, and he's gonna be the first black president, don't you want to make history?

Open minded indeed, a practical blank slate to write on what you wish. There are those who are truly open minded in academia and you'll notice that they voted in higher concentrations around universities for candidates like Bob Barr, and Ron Paul. A vote for Barack was not an open minded vote but one of falling into the flock and doing the cool thing.


dang man, I rambled....