NY Vote Shift by County, 2004 to 2008 - Updated
The NY Times makes pretty maps:
With the exception of Niagara and Montgomory counties, NY state got a whole lot bluer in the last 4 years. (And those two counties were <1% different between ‘04 and ‘08. Statistical noise.)
And check out that patch of dark blue there south east of Rochester. That’s freaking YATES county, home (IIRC) to farmers, Amish, and other disenfranchised people. It did a 16 point swing in the last 4 years. It looks like some of that may have helped Eric Massa (along with Massa’s hard working campaign) in NY-29, helping shave an 8 point loss in the county in 2006 down to a mere 2 points this year.
UPDATE: I just remembered that Airbare8 did a related analysis of voting shift Sunday. Check it out here.
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Was it your intention to come off as a derogatory jackass, or am I inferring that from a statement of unbridled shock?
What offended you about what I said? “Disenfranchised”? Would you disagree that Yates County (and other Southern Tier counties) have been ignored and left to their own devices, long before the current economic crisis? If you’re a resident, I’m very interested in your take on it.
My impression comes from talking to folks that live there, the research I’ve done, and driving through the county. It’s pretty country, that’s for sure.
Btp is referring to “unintentional disenfranchisement”
From wikipedia…
“An example of unintentional disfranchisement of a group of people is expounded by supporters of the U.S. Electoral College. Briefly, electoral college supporters feel that strict majority vote would disfranchise the mostly rural American West, by denying them the ability to ever influence an election due to their small numbers. This would be unintentional disfranchisement as it is an effect of the change, not a direct goal of the change in voting law.”
MrEes, be prepared to insert foot into mouth. Btp was right on in his assessment. When was the last time Yates County mattered in an election? I have canvassed in neighboring areas…most people could have cared less because they didn’t think their vote mattered.