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In reply to the discussion: Census bureau: 80% of the population live in the 3% of the land that is urban. [View all]radius777
(3,635 posts)13. A cartogram is a more accurate representation:
http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/?p=5003
The population-centric perspective of this map shows that Trumps success has largely been in the more rural areas, while Clinton won more of the votes in the urban areas that stand out in the cartogram. An analysis by the Economist showed that 80% of voters who have over one square mile (2.6 square km) of land to enjoy to themselves backed Mr Trump. As also reflected in the geographic voting patterns in the cartogram, the more densely populated areas become (shown as the larger grid cells which are proportional to their total population), the more likely was Clintons success.
However, despite having received more votes from the electorate, Clinton is not the winner of this election. Since the president is not directly elected, but by an electoral college of electors that the voters technically vote for, the presidential election is an indirect one and the outcome of the popular vote does not always reflect the outcome of the election. In the electoral college Hillary Clinton received 228 electoral votes, while Donald Trump secured 290 of the electoral votes. This means that Donald Trump will become the next president of the USA, officially taking over office from Barack Obama on January 20, 2017.
The population-centric perspective of this map shows that Trumps success has largely been in the more rural areas, while Clinton won more of the votes in the urban areas that stand out in the cartogram. An analysis by the Economist showed that 80% of voters who have over one square mile (2.6 square km) of land to enjoy to themselves backed Mr Trump. As also reflected in the geographic voting patterns in the cartogram, the more densely populated areas become (shown as the larger grid cells which are proportional to their total population), the more likely was Clintons success.
However, despite having received more votes from the electorate, Clinton is not the winner of this election. Since the president is not directly elected, but by an electoral college of electors that the voters technically vote for, the presidential election is an indirect one and the outcome of the popular vote does not always reflect the outcome of the election. In the electoral college Hillary Clinton received 228 electoral votes, while Donald Trump secured 290 of the electoral votes. This means that Donald Trump will become the next president of the USA, officially taking over office from Barack Obama on January 20, 2017.
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Census bureau: 80% of the population live in the 3% of the land that is urban. [View all]
pnwmom
Nov 2019
OP
I agree with your subject line, 1st pph, and 1st sentence in pph 2.
SuprstitionAintthWay
Dec 2019
#30
The Red ststes will never do anything sane when it comes to elections. nt
Progressive Jones
Dec 2019
#35
My guess is you are close to right. Evangelical affiliation would be the exact opposite of
Blue_true
Nov 2019
#9
Those big box churches are money change stations, from people's hand to the telepreacher.
Blue_true
Dec 2019
#29
Another timely reminder to remember that this 80% who lives in urban areas, on 3% of the
SWBTATTReg
Nov 2019
#3
John Roberts recently decreed no federal judge has legal basis for ruling on gerrymandering.
SuprstitionAintthWay
Dec 2019
#19
I know. Because he thinks it is solely a state issue. I seriously disagree, being that the ...
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2019
#24
And Citizens United legalized the concept of 1 billionaire, 5 million votes.
SuprstitionAintthWay
Dec 2019
#25
More or less the same map was a big hit among Republicans after the 2000 election.
Garrett78
Dec 2019
#31
True. He had no way of foreseeing his free "yeoman farmers" becoming
SuprstitionAintthWay
Dec 2019
#21
Amen. With 97% of land that's left brokered to foreign money, globalists got a new landbase.
ancianita
Dec 2019
#23