There are lots of reasons why the 2012 presidential election broke the way it did, but one that’s not often reported—but particularly germane to Per Square Mile—is the divide between cities and the country. I’ve been thinking for a while now about this split as a driving force behind the polarization of U.S. politics, and I know I’m not alone. (On election night, Adam Rogers tweeted as much.)I agree. Population density goes a long way toward predicting election outcomes.
But I was curious. Can we actually see the divide between cities and the country in the electoral map? In short, yes, but I’ll let the maps to the rest of the talking.
Friday, November 9, 2012
The Density Divide
Per Square Mile points out the population density voting pattern:
Labels:
Civil society,
Strange But True
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