These are very interesting but I'm rather curious as to how you have calculated the number of EC votes for each region. Furthermore, prior to 2005, the boundaries were considerably different. For example, for every election between '83 and '01, Scotland had 72 seats instead of 59.Continuing with 2005.
UK General Election, 2005 using the Electoral College (127 total, 64 needed to win)
Tony Blair (Labour) - 9,552,436 (35.2%) - 83 EVs
Michael Howard (Conservative) - 8,784,915 (32.4%) - 40 EVs
Ian Paisley (DUP) - 241,856 (0.9%) - 4 EVs
There were several prominent West Coast Republicans around that time, so certainly it's plausible that one could have won the nomination.
No, it's not an R vs. D election. it could be a primary, or a referendum, or maybe two totally new parties...
I tried to imagine the biggest GOP landslide imaginable, and this is the scenario I came up with.
Brian Sandoval (R-NV)/Nikki Haley (R-SC) 476 electoral votes, 62% popular vote
Linda Sarsour (D-NY)/Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) 62 electoral votes, 36% popular vote
County map coming soon...
I think something like Sandoval vs. Sarsour would produce the largest possible GOP landslide in these polarized times. Obviously a 49 or 50 state sweep isn't happening unless one party nominates Satan.
There's no Black Belt evident so it probably predates the Civil Rights Movement, but New England and the South are voting the same way... did you put all the counties where the party numbers were separated by more than some percentage in green and all the others in purple? I doubt it, but that's all I can think of.
1) beautiful colors here, TexWhat do you think this county map shows?
Early 60's Democratic primary or 80's Republican primary?What do you think this county map shows?
