This has been a good election for map lovers. The New York Times has a great set of graphics that shows not only results but changes from the previous four elections.
I've put together a few cartograms and gone back to the 1988 election to see what changes we've had in the last 20 years.
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Not too much red there anymore, is there? The rest of the maps, and six conclusions to bicker about below.
This diary is a response to reader's requests, including approval ratings from Bush's first term, cartograms, and showing urban areas.
First, the state approval map and lower 48 county cartogram for Fall 2007. A cartogram is a map where the size of each geographic unit, in this case each county, is based on something other than land area, in this case population. It's especially useful in politics because land doesn't vote, people do. For a great introduction to cartograms, see BentLiberal's diary here.
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On the left, sagebrush has a bigger visual impact than New York City; on the right, urban areas get their fair share.
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