Quick and dirty electoral map based on Jefferson's proposal for the western territories, I dunno exactly what kind of election this is (Presidential, HoR, Senate, etc.) and I'm unsure whether to put in the electoral college but I like what I've got so far. I may need to ask for help if I go the Electoral College route as I have no idea how that works.
Couple notes:
- Christian Democrats are more accurately 'Catholic' Democrats, and have dominated the Yankee states (sans Vermont) for decades. Rhode Island was an upset this election. Sit pretty squarely in the middle of the political spectrum economically, and are usually the largest party in the federal legislature, though this is but a plurality.
- Slavery was abolished peacefully, meaning no Confederacy, no Lost Causers and so less racial division, more solidarity among workers and farmers and so a political niche emerged that a traditional labor party could exploit. Unions are much stronger in this timeline.
- Neither major party has a real monopoly on social policy, and there are both socially liberal and conservative wings in Labor-Farmer and the Christian Democrats. The Liberals are the only party which is dominated by the socially progressive.
- The Liberals are a party for the US' urban centers, and are a bit like a more competent Lib Dems. They've always dominated New York but have only recently wormed their way into Virginia via Richond and Hampton Roads (both of which are bigger than IOTL), much to the chagrin of Virginia's western counties.
- Suburbs aren't really a thing in this world, in large part due to land being more precious and towns are more Dutch or German by design. This has had some knock-on effects for politics; namely inner cities aren't widely considered (in oh so few words) 'black poverty traps'.
- Geer is derived from the Wolof word Géer, meaning 'freeborn'. Geer is an African American dominated party with an ecological streak. There was no northern migration, but there was a migration to Mississippi (and subsequently an exodus of whites) and it is today the only African American majority state. In the deep south the Christian Democrats basically have no presence so it's mostly a battle between Labor-Farmers and Geer.
