The maps I'd like to see

[nancylebov]

Here's quite a pretty purple county-by-county map of the 2004 vote, but what I'd like is 2000 and 2004 purple maps with the same format so that I can compare them. Anyone know of such?

Comments

[trinker.livejournal.com]

Like this one?

(I searched http://images.google.com with the keywords "purple map 2000 presidential" for that one.)

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's close, but not quite close enough. The color tones don't seem similar between them, and for some reason my printer isn't distinguishing the shades of purple.

I was wondering whether the country was somewhat more geographically polorized this time around, and I couldn't tell. Of course, maybe it just isn't more (or less) polarized than it was, so the maps look pretty similar.

CNN has something similar

[bibliotrope.livejournal.com]

Go here (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/president/) and click on the state of your choice, say, um, Pennsylvania (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/PA/P/00/index.html). See, counties in various shades of blue or pink! You can even click on a county to see the vote totals for that county.

To me these colors are almost more suitable for a baby's room than an electoral map, but dark colors (Philadelphia in bright blue, Fulton in hot pink) show a heavy percentage in favor of one candidate or the other -- yay, Philly!* -- while pale colors (Washington County in very pale blue, Centre County in pale pink) show the votes were nearly even there. Lawrence County is white, because it was virtually even: W won there by only 411 votes!

*and it takes a lot for a Pittsburgher to say that!

Re: CNN has something similar

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but what I'm looking for is national county maps with the same format for 2000 and 2004.

The cnn link is interesting though--I suppose it's not surprising that the R's had better party discipline (as shown by a lower percentage of registered R voting D) than the D's. On the other hand, one of the reasons I though Kerry would win was the big name R's going over to him.

At this point, I'm also curious about those 100% party exit poll pie charts. Doesn't anyone believe in a secret ballot any more?