The homelycooking New England Town Maps Thread

[homelycooking]

Good evening, gentlemen:

Here is a revised 2008 swing map for each town in New England (I made an inferior one some time ago) that uses the Atlas swing color scheme.



More maps are forthcoming, including 2008 Trend. I will also take requests for any maps involving recent presidential elections in New England. I'll use this thread to post them and hopefully get into some discussions about the results.

Yours truly,

hc

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And here is the trend map.

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I'll get on it tomorrow. In the mean time, check these results out:

Wendell, MA

2000 Presidential

Gore 210
Nader 166
Bush 76

2004 Democratic Presidential Primary

Kucinich 96
Kerry 58
Edwards 23

In 2008, the town voted 84% for Obama - truly a progressive's paradise.

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If you have time, I'd be interested in seeing a plus/minus map for Kerry compared to the average of 2000 and 2008, to see the areas (especially in Mass.) where Kerry was more popular.

Here's what you requested.

Red=Kerry outperforms Gore/Obama average by 5+%
Light pink=Kerry outperforms Gore/Obama average by 0-5%
Light blue=Kerry underperforms Gore/Obama average by 0-5%
Blue=Kerry underperforms Gore/Obama average by 5+%



This map is not that great, since most of the overperforming Kerry towns had Gore/Obama averages weighed down by a high Nader vote in 2000. The map just looks like an overall Dem/Rep strength map.

If you like, I can try this again, but this time comparing Kerry percentages to the Gore and Nader/Obama average.

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Here's a bit of the 2004 swing map. Later on I'll do a 2000-2008 swing.

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2004 swing is done. So, here's 2004 swing and 2008 swing side-by-side.

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And here's your ordinary 2000 Presidential map.



Many, many more to come. Any requests?

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Lephead, I'd love to see how you managed to put together some of those results - did you have to go grubbing town by town? I have a few precinct results here and there, maybe I can help you out. Send me a message.

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It's not a college town per se, but it's located so close to Smith and UMass Amherst and Hampshire College that I suspect its population (along with Pelham and Shutesbury and Leverett) is comprised largely of commuting faculty and students at the colleges.

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Here is the first part of Nader strength, 2000. Increments of 2%.

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Searsburg has a really strange electoral history. Bush recieved zero votes there in 2000, and it was the only town to be won by both Kerry and McCain in Vermont (amidst all the others swinging very hard to Obama). It was also won by Ross Perot in 1992, one of only four that he won there.

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My pleasure. Here's one which is shaping up to be one of the most beautiful:
Swing from 2000 to 2008.



LOL @ Vermont.

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Wow, epic !

Will we have the trend too ?

Sure, give me a little time.

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For now, here's the complete Nader strength map.

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In Vermont:

Marlboro 27.3%
Plainfield 20.4%
Guilford 16.8%
Landgrove 16.4%
Putney 16.2%
Calais 14.9%
Worcester 14.8%
Johnson 14.7%
Burlington 14.4%
Newfane 14.2%

In Maine:

Great Pond Plantation 22.6%
Isle au Haut 19.6%
Perkins Township 18.2%
The Forks Plantation 16.7%
Unity 16.2%
Brighton Plantation 14.6%
Islesboro 14.5%
Township 3, Northern Division 14.3%
Starks 14.0%
Montville 13.9%

[homelycooking]

Here are two more maps that I dredged up from my archives.

I really don't know why I made this one, but here it is. Huckabee strength in 2008 primaries, increments of 2%. Rhode Island is dark because at that point Huckabee was the only real opposition to McCain.



And, for reference, New England population (2000).

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This thread is absolutely magnificent.

Thanks, I do my best.

Here's the complete swing 2000-2008.

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Here is the 2004 Democratic primary. Strength maps to come.

Interesting fact: John Edwards won Maidstone, VT as a write-in.

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Here is the 1992 presidential election. I can't find data for New Hampshire, but even without it it's a new favorite of mine.

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The whole image is now complete (and wow, is it beautiful!):



Thanks again, realisticidealist.

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Before I do 1992, I will take care of the 2000 primaries for both parties.

Until then, I keep the maps coming. This is Edwards strength in the '04 primaries. Increments of 5%. Edwards was not on the ballot in VT, and in no town anywhere in NE does he break 50%.

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Here's another. Kucinich strength 2004 in increments of 3%. Pretty much all statistical noise outside of Western Mass.

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For the first time ever, ladies and gentlemen: 2000, 2004 and 2008 presidentials side-by-side-by-side. Zoom out to 50% for best results.

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Next up: 2000 Democratic primary.

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Maybe realisticidealist can help me out with this, but I only know I can get data easily from MA, CT and probably NH. A few phone calls might do the trick for the rest, though.