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A Beautiful Map - Let It Spread! (Original Post)
kpete
Dec 2017
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eppur_se_muova
(41,316 posts)1. I'd like to see a POPULATION-WEIGHTED map of AL ...
sort of like this ...
But, of course, the US population is not evenly distributed among the states. This map distorts the sizes of the states to reflect their varying populations.

http://www.businessinsider.com/2016-election-results-maps-population-adjusted-cartogram-2016-11/#heres-the-basic-electoral-college-map-with-states-that-hillary-clinton-won-in-blue-and-states-that-donald-trump-won-in-red-assuming-that-trumps-narrow-lead-in-michigan-continues-to-hold-1

http://www.businessinsider.com/2016-election-results-maps-population-adjusted-cartogram-2016-11/#heres-the-basic-electoral-college-map-with-states-that-hillary-clinton-won-in-blue-and-states-that-donald-trump-won-in-red-assuming-that-trumps-narrow-lead-in-michigan-continues-to-hold-1
You'd see how much AL's five largest cities each carry as much weight as several of the smallest counties combined.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)2. No longer the Black Belt. Looks like a Black Arrow now.
alterfurz
(2,677 posts)3. from Crimson Tide to Purple Tide
"It's a Hanukkah miracle!" -- me and Roy & Kayla's Jewish lawyer
mopinko
(73,421 posts)4. looks to me like they stayed home in droves.
good to know that there are some people in the other party that DO have a line they cant cross. hopefully they will get used to the idea.

