Election dot map vs demographic dot map

[bgwah]

I thought this was an interesting website and decided to share.

Since it compares blocks to precincts, the comparison isn't always perfect, but the general patterns are very clear. Unfortunately it is 2008 data, not 2012.

The lower voting rates of Hispanics and Asians (for obvious reasons including immigration) is very visible.

http://demographics.coopercenter.org/DotMap/congress.html

[eric82oslo]

http://demographics.coopercenter.org/DotMap/congress.html

An amazing map in so many ways.

Goes to show how segregated most US cities are. An exception is actually New York City, which (somewhat surprisingly) is much less segregated than commonly thought and most other cities, especially so the inner city downtown central, Manhattan included. Sure there are many whites living in Manhattan, but there are many latinos, Asians and even blacks as well. And you can't easily draw the lines between those ethnic groups, they're just too interspread.