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Using Census data, we've figured out that half of the United States
population is clustered in just the 146 biggest counties out of over 3000.
Here's the map, with said counties shaded in. Below the map is the list of
all the counties, so you can see if you live in one of them.
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29 29 ]] 66 MM
on Sep 4, 10:00 PM said:
@MC: The most populous counties
(cities) almost always vote Democrat. The less populous counties
almost always vote Republican. Because of that, all but a dozen
states are almost given which way they'll vote. In those dozen
remaining states, voting is similarly consistent between urban and
rural. That leaves a handful of suburban counties to determine
who becomes the country's president.
Chances are, you're not in one of them. Neither am I.
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bdbr
00 ]] 88 MM
on Sep 4, 11:48
PM said:
@bdbr: Santa Clara County is baller.
I'd say 50/50 red and blue.
dwightgoodensboytoy
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20 20 ]] 30 30 MM
on Sep 5, 12:04 PM said:
@HighlanderJuan: You can say this (as
many times as you want), but it's not true. There is no evidence of
statistically relevant voter fraud. None. Nada. It's a myth made up
by Republican politicians who are seeking to restrict access to
polls by lower income voters.
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trecer
11 ]] 00 MM
on Sep 5, 8:52 PM said:
@Ms_Phillips: Let me re-post the last part
of what I wrote (verbatim); hopefully you'll comprehend it this
time:
"That leaves a handful of suburban counties to determine who
becomes the country's president.
Chances are, you're not in one of them."
And no, apparently "one" (you) can't tell what I "listen pretty
exclusively to" because you guessed completely wrong.
bdbr
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55 ]] 00 MM
on Sep 4, 11:05 PM said:
@Bensky: I may be wrong but I think the
list is ordered by population. It would be nice if the authors had
included the numbers. I would guess that they tail off rather
quickly after the first fifty or so.
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11 11 ]] 33 MM
on Sep 4, 10:07 PM said:
@mojoron: You seriously think there
won't be any more elections?
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bdbr
88 ]] 22 MM
(URL) on Sep 5,
1:32 AM said:
I live in one of them! Middlesex County, NJ. Everything is there.
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Kirsten Acuna
19 19 ]] 33 33 MM
on Sep 5, 9:16 AM said:
All the crappy places in the country
marked in blue on one map.
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hkgonra
34 34 ]] 99 MM
on Sep 5, 10:12 AM said:
@hkgonra: Yeah, avoid those places.
There are JOBS there, they make you WORK!
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