An interesting map of Denmark

[Insula Dei]

This is a map that shows the correlation between certain linguistic characteristics of Danish and voting behaviour. More specifically:

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This seems to be an extension of the opposition between the sandy and the hilly parts of Denmark.

From: http://bigthink.com/blogs/strange-maps?page=15

Any thoughts?

[minionofmidas]

In Sjaelland outside Copenhagen, the standard speakers seem to be the Conservatives. Perhaps that's the "growth corridor", ie an area of fairly exurban character? One also wonders how Copenhageners came to talk like East Jutlanders, rather than rural Sjaellanders, in the first place.

[Jens]

In Sjaelland outside Copenhagen, the standard speakers seem to be the Conservatives. Perhaps that's the "growth corridor", ie an area of fairly exurban character? One also wonders how Copenhageners came to talk like East Jutlanders, rather than rural Sjaellanders, in the first place.

They don't. Stød only refers to a certain way of pronouncing certain letters in words making it possible to tell the difference between fx bønder (farmers) and bønner (beans) (the d is silent)
People from CPH and East Jutland have very different accents. In fact, those two accents are classics cinematographic accents. If you want someone who is adorable and a bit naive in Copenhagen, she talks with a East Jutland (Aarhus) accent. And the rough guy that always gets into trouble but deep down has a hart of gold, he has the strong unpolished Copenhagen borough accent (stenbroaccent)

Back to the map. It is rather useless. First of, it only goes by the mayor's colour, not how the majority is in the municipality. Second, especially the Triangle area (Vejle, Kolding and Fredericia) the left wing lost their majority for the first time in cirka 100 years. Nobody expects the Venstre mayors in Fredericia nor Kolding to survive the next election unless they somehow manage to become very popular. They won because of dissatisfaction with the sitting SD mayors.

And do remember that some places you got C mayors supported by SD; SD's supported by V and as many combinations as it is possible.

[Insula Dei]

In Sjaelland outside Copenhagen, the standard speakers seem to be the Conservatives. Perhaps that's the "growth corridor", ie an area of fairly exurban character? One also wonders how Copenhageners came to talk like East Jutlanders, rather than rural Sjaellanders, in the first place.

They don't. Stød only refers to a certain way of pronouncing certain letters in words making it possible to tell the difference between fx bønder (farmers) and bønner (beans) (the d is silent)
People from CPH and East Jutland have very different accents. In fact, those two accents are classics cinematographic accents. If you want someone who is adorable and a bit naive in Copenhagen, she talks with a East Jutland (Aarhus) accent. And the rough guy that always gets into trouble but deep down has a hart of gold, he has the strong unpolished Copenhagen borough accent (stenbroaccent)

Back to the map. It is rather useless. First of, it only goes by the mayor's colour, not how the majority is in the municipality. Second, especially the Triangle area (Vejle, Kolding and Fredericia) the left wing lost their majority for the first time in cirka 100 years. Nobody expects the Venstre mayors in Fredericia nor Kolding to survive the next election unless they somehow manage to become very popular. They won because of dissatisfaction with the sitting SD mayors.

And do remember that some places you got C mayors supported by SD; SD's supported by V and as many combinations as it is possible.

Rather useless or completely useless?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

We had a thread on those elections, of course: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=104022.0

Which means an excuse to post some maps, which show things to be somewhat more complicated...

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Al you don't happen to have any maps of the 2007/2005/2001 general elections?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Al you don't happen to have any maps of the 2007/2005/2001 general elections?

No, but I've been vaguely intending to make some maps like that for a while... though I should probably finish off a certain other set of maps first

But Denmark is interesting.

(yeah, don't quite have as much free time as used)

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Well I guess you can't be making us maps 24/7 unfortunatley.

[Hash]

I've never quite understood why NE Jutland was more left-wing than SE Jutland. I know SE Jutland is very clerical and conservative, but I have yet to know why NE Jutland is different.

[rosin]

I've never quite understood why NE Jutland was more left-wing than SE Jutland. I know SE Jutland is very clerical and conservative, but I have yet to know why NE Jutland is different.

I think it's pretty simple: Northern Jutland is more industrialized, hence Social Democratic (well, maybe was, there isn't much old-fashioned industry left in Denmark, but the voting tradition continues); contrary there are no big (and few medium-sized) cities in Southern Jutland and the region is generally more depending on farming.

[Insula Dei]

Welcome to the forum!

[minionofmidas]

Which means an excuse to post some maps, which show things to be somewhat more complicated...

Does confirm the link between accent and politics on the mainland, though. Which, really, is the only link that looked clearcut on the original map anyways.

[Jens]

In Sjaelland outside Copenhagen, the standard speakers seem to be the Conservatives. Perhaps that's the "growth corridor", ie an area of fairly exurban character? One also wonders how Copenhageners came to talk like East Jutlanders, rather than rural Sjaellanders, in the first place.

They don't. Stød only refers to a certain way of pronouncing certain letters in words making it possible to tell the difference between fx bønder (farmers) and bønner (beans) (the d is silent)
People from CPH and East Jutland have very different accents. In fact, those two accents are classics cinematographic accents. If you want someone who is adorable and a bit naive in Copenhagen, she talks with a East Jutland (Aarhus) accent. And the rough guy that always gets into trouble but deep down has a hart of gold, he has the strong unpolished Copenhagen borough accent (stenbroaccent)

Back to the map. It is rather useless. First of, it only goes by the mayor's colour, not how the majority is in the municipality. Second, especially the Triangle area (Vejle, Kolding and Fredericia) the left wing lost their majority for the first time in cirka 100 years. Nobody expects the Venstre mayors in Fredericia nor Kolding to survive the next election unless they somehow manage to become very popular. They won because of dissatisfaction with the sitting SD mayors.

And do remember that some places you got C mayors supported by SD; SD's supported by V and as many combinations as it is possible.

Rather useless or completely useless?

Completely

[Jens]

Which means an excuse to post some maps, which show things to be somewhat more complicated...

Does confirm the link between accent and politics on the mainland, though. Which, really, is the only link that looked clearcut on the original map anyways.

There still is oceans of difference between the voters, that voted new Venstre mayors in in Fredericia, Vejle and Kolding and the ones, that yet again gave majorities to Venstre in RingKøbing-Skjern. Bible belt voters are diehard loyal V votes, while the more urbane East Coast voters in the well off Triangle Area are more prone to swing. Vejle did have a SF mayor for 12 years!