"PRESIDENT TRUMP just posted the ultimate proof!
Hundreds of counties across America SHIFTED HARD toward him, even in places that went blue before. The map is BLOOD RED."
(twitter.com)
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I really wish people would stop using the "Look how red the map is!" type stuff.
Land doesn't vote. Great stretches of empty land isn't going to do anything in reality.
People vote. Not land.
I'm not saying we don't have the votes.
I'm saying they come from people, not dirt.
What the map is showing is that actual counties within the state, and the people in those counties voted for DJT which in essence says the county is red. It would be interesting to see how red each county is based on the number of votes obtained by each party legally.
Here is a link to the 2024 presidential election results by precinct. https://votehub.com/2024-map/
You can change it up to see by county, etc.
VERY cool map! Thanks for sharing.
It offers a feature to illustrate the "Vote Density" for each county that you can even magnify for clarity / contrast.
π΅ Blue density look like skyscrapers in all the large metro areas.
π΄ Red density is nonexistent. There are NO skyscrapers even in Texas and Florida.
Oh cool, thank you for telling me that. Iβve got to go check that out. :)
I just made a reply to u/BooniesRedneck that would also work for your post. They were asking if there was a huge difference in population per county. Here is the reply I made to them:
Probably not each, but yes, they can be drastically different.
The perfect example is Virginia, and we saw the results of those huge differences in the recent redistricting election.
Remember the big deal that was made when Fairfax county reported their numbers late and swung the numbers from No to Yes?
Fairfax County has over a million people. This one county has more people in it than ~60 of the least populated counties in the state combined. Not 6. 60. 6-0.
That one county, which is overwhelmingly democrat, negated ~60 republican counties, many of which only had ~ 2,000 to 5,000 people.
Virginia only has around 95 counties. And Fairfax isn't the only example here.
Prince William county, democat, ~500,000
Loudon county, democrat, ~400,000
Arlington county, democrat, ~250,000
Those three counties have more people than the next 20 smallest counties (after the 60 I mentioned above) which are mostly Republican.
That's 4 democrat counties that effectively negates ~80 republican counties, because of the huge difference in population. Remember Virginia only has ~95 counties.
By physical size alone, those 4 counties don't take up anywhere near ~80+% of the state.
So the map showing lots of red doesn't mean that there are a lot of Republican voters in those areas. Because land doesn't vote. People do, and they're not evenly distributed across the state.
Question for you: does the population vary by huge amounts in each congressional district?
That is the real issue, depending on what part of the election you are looking at.
For federal elections, if you got 99/100 counties in a state, it doesnt matter that theyre read if they only have 40% of the population for the state. That last county can have the other 60% of the population, and that turns the state blue.
If you look at counties, sure. But congressional districts are supposed to have the approximately the same population. Electoral college is based on congressional districts. I think weβre saying the same thing.
But remember that congressional districts =/= counties.
Again, I'll point to the recent vote in Virginia about redrawing those congressional districts. By getting to redraw their map, Virginia is expected to pick up another 3 seats in Congress.
This is why gerrymandering is such an important issue. They carve up the map to give them the most votes. They carve right through counties. It's not evenly distributed. And again, they're carving up the map based on population density and the way those people vote, not land area. Because land doesn't vote. People do.
Probably not each, but yes, they can be drastically different.
The perfect example is Virginia, and we saw the results of those huge differences in the recent redistricting election.
Remember the big deal that was made when Fairfax county reported their numbers late and swung the numbers from No to Yes?
Fairfax County has over a million people. This one county has more people in it than ~60 of the least populated counties in the state. Not 6. 60. 6-0.
That one county, which is overwhelmingly democrat, negated ~60 republican counties, many of which only had ~ 2,000 to 5,000 people.
Virginia only has around 95 counties. And Fairfax isn't the only example here.
Prince William county, democat, ~500,000
Loudon county, democrat, ~400,000
Arlington county, democrat, ~250,000
Those three counties have more people than the next 20 smallest counties (after the 60 I mentioned above) which are mostly Republican.
That's 4 democrat counties that effectively negates ~80 republican counties, because of the huge difference in population. Remember Virginia only has ~95 counties.
By physical size alone, those 4 counties don't take up anywhere near ~80+% of the state.
So the map showing lots of red doesn't mean that there are a lot of Republican voters in those areas. Because land doesn't vote. People do, and they're not evenly distributed across the state.
That is the real issue, depending on what part of the election you are looking at.
For federal elections, if you got 99/100 counties in a state, it doesnt matter that they're red if they only have 40% of the population for the state. That last county that has the other 60% of the population, if they all vote blue, then that turns the state blue.
But that isnt the whole story. Each part, red or blue isnt 100% that color. Even indiana, all the little red counties tend to be 60-89% red. That means there are still blue votes. Even in blue counties, the reverse is true. Indianapolis, south bend, Ft. WAYNE, ALL SHOW BLUE, BUT MOST ARE ONLY LIKE 55%-60% (AND THAT INCLUDES FAKE VOTES),
The map helps show general consensus, and that the cities are about the only place that dems hold. However, in each state, where is vote manipulation and cheating most prevalent? THE CITIES!
As long as people understand what the maps actually represent, that is what counts. Like anything else, it just provides one more metric, not THE metric.
Sometimes they come from thin air. Or in Stacy's office.
I echo this sentiment. People actually need to get out and vote. The left can't wait to vote for any and every election cycle.