Democrats Abroad reported back yesterday, with 22,755 voters making their voices heard from around the world. Which of course lends itself to another map. Many countries had only one or two votes, but taken regionally, the map shows Obama's greatest strength is in Africa and Asia among Democrats Abroad. Clinton had a curiously strong showing in the Dominican Republican (606 out of 671 votes) and another good run in the Philippines (79 of 143) and Israel (190 of 354). Clinton also won the following 15 nations or territories (none had more than 11 votes total): Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Dominica, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Malta, New Caledonia, Reunion, Somalia, Turkmenistan, and Yemen. (As a side note, this should kill the myth that Clinton can't win in the Caucasus.) There were ties in 10 more countries, and Obama won the rest (132 more). Here's some close-up views of some parts of the world:
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The middle map in the introduction above shows state-by-state results in the US with the relative importance of each win to the overall delegate count. The size of the circles is proportional to the net delegate gain (subject to change, of course) the winner takes from each state. We can see just how Obama has been able to offset Clinton's wins in contested states like Massachusetts and New Jersey with wins in a swath of states that 'don't count' like Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
The map on the right in the introduction above is an update of a map from last week with new data for Wisconsin, Hawai'i (district level only), and Michigan. The Michigan data are estimates from county results and the exit polls (which show voters would have voted 46% Clinton, 35% Obama, and 12% Edwards had all three been on the ballot). The dramatic difference across the Wisconsin/Michigan border is the result of two effects: the difference it makes when Obama campaigns in a state, as well as Obama's increased support in general since the Michigan primaries. It's also interesting to note that there's not a particularly dramatic difference across the Wisconsin/Minnesota border (which held a caucus, not a primary) or the Wisconsin/Illinois border (which Obama represents in the Senate, of course). Again, however, Wisconsin held its primary two weeks later, so the effects of Obama momentum may have made up for his earlier advantages in neighboring states for other reasons. Below, a close-up of this region, and an updated cartogram.
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Cross posted at Daily Kos.
Update: An alternate color scheme can be found here.
Also, a wolf raised by boys points out that although Clinton won two of the three countries in the Caucasus, Obama won the vote total of the three countries, with 58% of the Caucasian vote.
