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A major problem with that is that our political divisions aren't actually at the state level. States may be "red states" or "blue states" by their overall major
by wycy 4y ago
A major problem with that is that our political divisions aren't actually at the state level. States may be "red states" or "blue states" by their overall majorities, but it's a lot more complicated than that. Rural Massachusetts is politically more in line with rural Illinois. Similarly, urban Chicago is politically more in line with urban Boston.
- throw0101a 4y ago> A major problem with that is that our political divisions aren't actually at the state level. You may need to go down further to the county level. Specifically looking at voter density: * https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-01/how-the-density-of-your-county-affects-how-you-vote https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-01/how-the-d... * https://archive.ph/fEJEa https://archive.ph/fEJEa Not perfect of course: * https://observablehq.com/@jake-low/how-well-does-population-density-predict-u-s-voting-outcome https://observablehq.com/@jake-low/how-well-does-population-... True in Canada as well: * https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/338canada-the-urban-rural-divide-right-along-party-lines/ https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/338canada-the-urban-...