Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Map of the Week-Dissecting the States


We've probably all seen some version of this map by now:

What's interesting is when you drill down into the states and get the county patterns. The New York Times maps allow you to do this. Aside from the usual urban-rural dichotomy much of the patterns can be explained by ethnicity, race and income. I could speculate about these states but I'd rather just enjoy them as is.
















2 comments:

DrSchnell said...

I also note on the election maps that my home state of Oklahoma is the only one that had every single county vote for McCain. Sheesh...

Dug said...

They're missing your vote down there! I'm sure your influence would have made a difference for them.