Isarithmic History of the Two-Party Vote
Dec.21, 2011 in
Political Data
Using county-level data, I spatially and temporally interpolated presidential vote returns for the two major party candidates in each election from 1920-2008. The result illuminates the sometimes gradual, sometimes rapid change in the geographic basis of presidential partisanship. A detailed description can be seen at goo.gl
December 21st, 2011 at 5:44 am
Keep in mind that in 1964, it was a Democratic President Johnson who signed the Civil Rights Act, which led to the Republicans “Southern Strategy,” whereby they continue, to this day, as the party of Racism and Bigotry.
December 21st, 2011 at 6:21 am
@avgasONLY
lol how’d you know? I’m Libertarian
this comment was back when I still called myself independent lol.
YAL University of Cincinnati Chapter!
RON PAUL 2012!
December 21st, 2011 at 6:38 am
@CGD08 LIBERTARIANS FTW! RON PAUL 2012!
December 21st, 2011 at 7:30 am
I don’t really understand why in 1964 the Deep South is still blue or why the whole country isn’t all red in 1984.
December 21st, 2011 at 8:04 am
I dont understand this…when the country is entirely blue…is that supposed to mean the whole country was voting for one part at this time?
December 21st, 2011 at 8:11 am
This is so interesting…thanks for making this!
December 21st, 2011 at 8:39 am
@Willredd94 Except that the democrats and then eisenhower together created the goodness of the 50s. Stop pretending.
December 21st, 2011 at 9:34 am
@rg0057
I’m a YAL. We’re active. I hope you’re too. As for independents. It’s much easier for the Repubs and Dems. That’s why independents run under one or the other. “False Equivalency” was made by the Dems for the Dems. It’s biased towards them. The “Left-Right Paradigm” is the most reasonable explanation. Independents are the way to go. As we move towards independence in parties, we reform both parties and kill them from the inside out with a sweep of new blood, real people not politicians.
December 21st, 2011 at 10:23 am
@CGD08 , yeah, they’ve really been helping a lot. :/
December 21st, 2011 at 11:14 am
@Telegon80
Indeed.
December 21st, 2011 at 11:36 am
INDEPENDENTS FTW!
December 21st, 2011 at 11:46 am
@whoshotjfk Let’s see 60 years ago was 1950. Dems supported war in korea, soft on domestic communism, pro-govt regulations, increase in taxation, foreign aid to europe, and expanding the new deal programs. Republicans supported lower taxes, reforming or rolling back new deal era programs, less in favor of foreign aid to europe and tough on domestic commmunism (sounds very similar to me, not sure what ur seeing?) but the voters have changed, not the platform much.
December 21st, 2011 at 11:59 am
the two-party farce, two-party theater, two-party puppets.
LOL.
December 21st, 2011 at 12:14 pm
The red parts look like some sort of disease taking hold. Like when your face gets red after a cold. LOL.
December 21st, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Is that Multimedia Fusion 2′s counter?
December 21st, 2011 at 1:37 pm
This is really neat–thanks for putting in the work!
December 21st, 2011 at 2:01 pm
That seems to coincidentally mimic religiosity in the U.S. as well. Watch the split during the segregation/civil rights era and the southern strategy thumper loving Reagan era… Bush anyone?
December 21st, 2011 at 2:29 pm
@JimmyBlendrix yep especially illustrated b the way the south shifts from normally blue to typically red right after the 60s.
In other words, right after the civil rights legislation.
Still this is pretty useful, especially if one looks at what was going on in the country at that time.
December 21st, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Great job! I’m forwarding this to my Poli Sci professors. This would be even more engaging with some background music.