Tag: Presidential

Benchmarks for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for the 2016 New Hampshire Democratic Primary

November 12, 2015

The 2016 Democratic presidential primary has settled into a two-way race between former First Lady, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. The first state to hold its primary will be, as usual, New Hampshire, where polls have shown a close race between the two. Hillary’s advantage is that … More Benchmarks for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for the 2016 New Hampshire Democratic Primary

Of Alabama, 2012 Elections, Obama, and the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court

October 15, 2015

In Alabama, two statewide elections were held in 2012. The first was the Presidential election, where, predictably, Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama in a 22-point landslide. The other election was a bit more interesting. It was an election for the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. The Republican candidate was Roy Moore, a former … More Of Alabama, 2012 Elections, Obama, and the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court

How Using Cartograms can make Election Maps Look More Representative of the Results

July 28, 2015

In many recent elections across the country, Democrats have tended to do better in the heavily-populated urban areas while Republicans tend to do better in the lightly-populated rural areas. Since the rural areas are clearly much larger in area than the urban areas, maps of these results usually show substantially more red than blue, even … More How Using Cartograms can make Election Maps Look More Representative of the Results