How in the world could this happen?!?

[CheeseWhiz]

This is all of the states' largest landslides combined.  So, tell me, what could make this happen in a US Presidential election?

[Akno21]

Mass murder in every state.

[minionofmidas]

Going back til when?

[skybridge]

Utah's largest landslide was Democratic?

[The Man From G.O.P.]

This is all of the states' largest landslides combined.  So, tell me, what could make this happen in a US Presidential election?

nothing could ever make that happen

[ATFFL]

A massive political realignment along lines we cannot yet imagine.

[True Democrat]

This is all of the states' largest landslides combined.  So, tell me, what could make this happen in a US Presidential election?

This map is wrong.  Ohio's biggest landslide is Johnson's 1964 election win.  He got over 60% of the vote.

[Rob]

Utah's largest landslide was Democratic?

It went 83 percent for William Jennings Bryan in 1896.

[minionofmidas]

Here's a corrected version. I went with winners' % margin, and went back to 1892 (that's because the Atlas' "Compare state data by year" feature only goes back to 1892)

For some reason, it won't display 90%+ percentages. Therefore, and also to be a little easier on the eyes, all the states are one class lower than they should be, ie states in the 80-90 bracket have the 70+ colour etc.
Here's the list of what election provided the largest win, by state:
1892: Florida
1896: New Hampshire, Vermont, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Nevada
1904: Minnesota, South Dakota, Oregon
1912: Virginia
1920: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, California
1924: Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan
1928: Delaware, Kansas
1932: Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico
1936: South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Arizona, Washington
1940: North Carolina
1964: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, West Virginia, Hawaii
1972: Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma
1984: Nebraska, Wyoming, Alaska

As per Ohio: 60% was only cracked twice in that state in the last 112 years, by Hoover and Johnson. Coolidge's MoV was higher than theirs, though, thanks to the split opposition.

[minionofmidas]

Forgot something on that list:
2004 - District of Columbia

[minionofmidas]

Here's a more realistic one. States' greatest landslide out of the last 12 elections (since 1960). Colours are normal.

[minionofmidas]

Alabama is I >60.
Of course, this map looks at first glance totally reasonable and likely - except for the percentages.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Alabama is I >60.
Of course, this map looks at first glance totally reasonable and likely - except for the percentages.

Revenge of the Rust Belt?

[minionofmidas]

Alabama is I >60.
Of course, this map looks at first glance totally reasonable and likely - except for the percentages.

Revenge of the Rust Belt?

But in that case, why in the heck would Ky. be over 60% Rep?
Maybe both parties campaigned solely on economic issues in the Midwest, solely on social issues in the South?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

But in that case, why in the heck would Ky. be over 60% Rep?

Obviously everyone in Eastern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Louisville and the central Bluegrass region was shot before polling started.

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That's the best explanation methinks

[skybridge]

Utah's largest landslide was Democratic?

It went 83 percent for William Jennings Bryan in 1896.

Interestingly, percentagewise the ultraliberal Ralph Nader did better in the Mormon state in 2004 than in ultraliberal D.C.

[CheeseWhiz]

Sorry I didn't respond to this sooner, I'm having loads of trouble with topic reply notifications.

I must have been going with the win margin instead.  I don't know why I was doing that.  Well, thanks for changing it, Lewis.

[minionofmidas]

Sorry I didn't respond to this sooner, I'm having loads of trouble with topic reply notifications.

I must have been going with the win margin instead.  I don't know why I was doing that.  Well, thanks for changing it, Lewis.

No, I went with the win margin too.
Maybe you were a little inconsistent and used win margin in some states, winners' percentage in others. That's the impression I got when I went through the data.

[CheeseWhiz]

Sorry I didn't respond to this sooner, I'm having loads of trouble with topic reply notifications.

I must have been going with the win margin instead.  I don't know why I was doing that.  Well, thanks for changing it, Lewis.

No, I went with the win margin too.
Maybe you were a little inconsistent and used win margin in some states, winners' percentage in others. That's the impression I got when I went through the data.

Maybe I did.  I did this before I even knew about the forum.