As an interesting aside to the previous post, there are only two states where those making at least six figures voted more heavily for Obama than those earning five figures or less did. They are the SWPL states of Oregon and Colorado. Portland, of course, is often noted for its distinction as the US' most SWPL city. And I've been to Estes Park.
Taking the Democratic-Republican margin among high income earners and comparing it to the same margin among low income earners is probably a fairly decent way of assessing state-level SWPLness, actually. I'm sure there are more direct measures that would be superior to that approach, however.
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What tool do you use to generate your maps?
270towin.com + photoshop
Thanks. I love their motto: "This isn't a popularity contest."
As Sailer also said, Portland is the most European of American cities, because it has the most European-Americans.
It's easy to be a socialist when there aren't enough NAM's to break the bank.
Portland, of course, is often noted for its distinction as the US' most SWPL city
Seattle, SF, Santa Cruz, Madison, WI, Cambridge, MA, and Burlington, VT beg to differ.
"Seattle, SF, Santa Cruz..."
Meh. When they had to name a TV series, they picked Portland.
A crude but pretty-accurate measure of 'SWPLness': USA's large metro areas by level of Whiteness
Compare top ten to the bottom ten on that list.
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