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538 has a new cool map tool: where do republicans and dems live in your city?

Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:12 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:12 pm
LINK

Baton Rouge





My area




New Orleans

Posted by Bulldogblitz
In my house
Member since Dec 2018
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:14 pm to
seems pretty intuitive without the map.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:15 pm to
we didn't need this map for that info, bud
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:16 pm to
I know it’s because urban areas lean left and are more densely populated, but there are way larger areas of dark blue than dark red in cities. Birmingham is split down the middle (literally) and the dem section is dark blue and the red section is more pink.
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:17 pm to
We're fricked.

Posted by The Easter Bunny
Minnesota
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:17 pm to
If anyone was wondering why Omar was the MN-5 rep...

Posted by TigersSEC2010
Warren, Michigan
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:20 pm to
It's not a perfect correlation in most cities, but in Baton Rouge, black areas are Democrat and white areas are Republican. The Florida Boulevard dividing line is on full display here.

Race = Political Affiliation in Baton Rouge

Even in New Orleans it isn't that simple.
This post was edited on 5/20/19 at 1:21 pm
Posted by TheHarahanian
Actually not Harahan as of 6/2023
Member since May 2017
19488 posts
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:22 pm to

Look at the area where the lower 9th meets Arabi. There's no physical boundary like a canal there, but the color goes from dark blue to pink right at the city/parish line.
Posted by Choctaw
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:25 pm to
Posted by Bunyan
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:25 pm to
Posted by The Easter Bunny
Minnesota
Member since Jan 2005
45564 posts
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:26 pm to
I think it is interesting that Louisiana has 4 of the top 11 "most politically polarized cities in the U.S." according to their metrics.

#2 NOLA
#3 BR
#5 Shreveport
#11 Lafayette
Posted by dafif
Member since Jan 2019
5515 posts
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:26 pm to
Let me see:

How many major cities have a Martin Luther King Drive?
What is the makeup of the residents on that road?
Posted by BestBanker
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:26 pm to
Looks like the defense is holding up. Totally surrounded in most cases.
Posted by I B Freeman
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:26 pm to
I read an article last week that said in Louisiana for the first time ever only 10% of whites are registered democrats.
Posted by crazycubes
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:26 pm to
for the houston baws

Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:34 pm to
They are characterizing a lot of Louisiana and southern cities as polarized. I believe a better connotation is diverse.

The fact is the most polarized regions are the most diverse. The less diverse areas are less polarized.

So, if the goal is less political polarization that the libs want, inadvertently they are being racist.
Posted by oogabooga68
Member since Nov 2018
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:50 pm to
In my city, Dems live in the areas where you get mugged......
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:56 pm to
quote:

but the color goes from dark blue to pink right at the city/parish line.
and if you've been following for a while, you know it used to be a lot deeper red
Posted by Walkthedawg
Dawg Pound
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:59 pm to
quote:

In my city, Dems live in the areas where you get mugged..


must be Atlanta
Posted by cokebottleag
I’m a Santos Republican
Member since Aug 2011
24028 posts
Posted on 5/20/19 at 2:00 pm to
So its essentially a redo of the Racial Dot Map that isn't as useful for planning where to avoid.
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