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What if the US Map was Sized by the Number of Presidential Votes in Each State

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Michael Morrison

You’ve probably seen this map of the 2012 electoral college vote by State. What if the map was sized by the number of presidential votes in each State and then color coded red or blue. The map then looks like … Continue reading →

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Geography Doesn’t Vote, People Do

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Michael Morrison

You have probably seen the following ubiquitous map, displaying state election results for the 2008 presidential election. Red states went Republican, while Democrats won blue states. The map is perfectly correct but in some respects it’s misleading. It’s misleading because … Continue reading →

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