Ukraine 2014

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Yes, in the 1990s, incumbent presidents saw their support shift west in their reelection bids - Kravchuk was elected by the east and centre against Galicia in 1991, but was backed by Galicia and much the west/centre in his unsuccessful reelection bid in 1994 against Kuchma, who was elected by the east; in 1999, the map was a bit weird but Kuchma won huge support in Galicia against the Communist fruitcake. Though obviously President Waxwork's support didn't shift west in 2010 from 2004.

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Is the tendency of Carpathian Ruthenia/Zakarpattia/whatever you want to call it to align less with the rest of the west because of genuine similarities to eastern and southern areas or more of a reaction against the sort of Ukrainian nationalism you get in neighbouring Galicia?

Transcarpathia has substantial Hungarian and Romanian minorities, forming a majority in several municipalities. Yanukovych did very well in regions with large non-Ukrainian/Russian minorities.