http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/ Adventures in cartography Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:36:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 indiemaps.com/blog » political cartography: voting with our pocketbooks Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:46:28 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-1754 [...] they happen to line up with county boundaries. A better technique in such cases is described by Andy Woodruff of Axis Maps: It’s a standard red-blue map indicating the winner of each county in the lower 48 [...] [...] they happen to line up with county boundaries. A better technique in such cases is described by Andy Woodruff of Axis Maps: It’s a standard red-blue map indicating the winner of each county in the lower 48 [...]

]]> http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-911 Alternative to Cartograms Using Transparency | FlowingData Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:29:38 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-911 [...] [via Cartogrammar] [...] [...] [via Cartogrammar] [...]

]]> http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Andy Woodruff Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:32:30 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-849 @Michal: population density is an interesting idea, and in a way a logical extension of what I was doing. Didn't think of it for some reason! Here's what it looks like: <img src="http://www.cartogrammar.com/images/night_election_density.jpg" alt="Election results by population desnity" /> It has its own problems, of course. I think it can overemphasize low-population but dense counties, and even now understate the vote of a high-population but very large county like San Bernardino. But overall I think I like it better. @Michal: population density is an interesting idea, and in a way a logical extension of what I was doing. Didn’t think of it for some reason! Here’s what it looks like:

It has its own problems, of course. I think it can overemphasize low-population but dense counties, and even now understate the vote of a high-population but very large county like San Bernardino. But overall I think I like it better.

]]> http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Michal Migurski Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:17:49 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-834 @nathan - guessing the problem is that it's big (largest U.S. county says wikipedia), but has a very uneven population density. It's the brightest thing on this map, yet does not include any city you'd recognize as major. @nathan – guessing the problem is that it’s big (largest U.S. county says wikipedia), but has a very uneven population density. It’s the brightest thing on this map, yet does not include any city you’d recognize as major.

]]> http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-830 nathan Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:52:32 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-830 I'm lost - and obviously not a cartographer. What's the San Bernardino County problem? I’m lost – and obviously not a cartographer. What’s the San Bernardino County problem?

]]> http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-813 Michal Migurski Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:35:03 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-813 Could the alpha be a function of population density rather than headcount? Could the alpha be a function of population density rather than headcount?

]]> http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Andy Woodruff Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:29:22 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-801 San Bernardino County... the bane of a cartographer's existence! San Bernardino County… the bane of a cartographer’s existence!

]]> http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-784 bmc Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:41:19 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-784 This is maybe the best illustration of the "San Bernardino County problem" I've ever seen. Just <i>look</i> at it. This is maybe the best illustration of the “San Bernardino County problem” I’ve ever seen. Just look at it.

]]> http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-election-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Jim Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:10:52 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=19#comment-782 I think it's quite successful. As intended, the areas with small populations recede into the field. I think it’s quite successful. As intended, the areas with small populations recede into the field.

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