Sep 2, 2020

Recommended Feature: A Visualization of the Urban/Rural Vote

     The story is in the N.Y. Times this morning...a massive study of aerial photos of the U.S., divided between areas that voted for Trump in 2016 (more green) and those where voters chose Clinton that year (more gray and brown).

"At each extreme of the political spectrum, the most Democratic areas tend to be heavily developed, while the most Republican areas are a more varied mix: not only suburbs, but farms and forests, as well as lands dominated by rock, sand or clay." 

 Here's what the analysis looks like for Alabama:



And for comparison, here's the New York State analysis, with more gray for concrete on the Clinton left side, and more green for agriculture on the Trump right side: 


     Reminds me of the recent story I posted about higher temperatures in Montgomery neighborhoods where there has been historic red-lining by real estate interests---(identifying predominately Black neighborhoods and steering buyers away).

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