How the 2008 election went

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How the 2008 election went

Post by bio » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:38 am

With last Tuesday's inauguration, I got curious this morning about how the 2008 election went by county.

Fortunately, the intrawebs have a vast amount of information on just that subject! I found this site which breaks it all down easily if you're interested.

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Of course, when viewed like that, one thing becomes glaringly apparent: Republicans tend to be more rural and Democrats tend to be be more urban.

Curious indeed.
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Re: How the 2008 election went

Post by ZIPPER » Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:43 pm

It's kinda funny both of these maps match up.
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Re: How the 2008 election went

Post by miftah » Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:51 pm

McCain seems to have carried Coeur d'Alene with something of a substantial margin. I wonder why... :roll:
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Re: How the 2008 election went

Post by ZIPPER » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:03 pm

I'm sorry that I forgot to title the above photo.

A pic of the light concentration in the US at night.
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Re: How the 2008 election went

Post by bio » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:48 am

miftah wrote:McCain seems to have carried Coeur d'Alene with something of a substantial margin. I wonder why... :roll:
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Zipper wrote:I'm sorry that I forgot to title the above photo.

A pic of the light concentration in the US at night.
I was wondering what that was supposed to represent.

Yes, that makes total sense with my theory of urban vs. rural and voting patterns.
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Re: How the 2008 election went

Post by bugfreezer » Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:30 pm

bio wrote:Yes, that makes total sense with my theory of urban vs. rural and voting patterns.
Heck, I reckoned that cows & crops don't need night lights.
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