Post random maps here

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Hopefully I got this right.

One last bump, if anyone wants to take a guess.

They all went for Bush in 2004, so I guess something to do with that. Iowa and New Mexico didn't go for Bush in 2000, and they're shaded a lighter colour...

West Virginia...?

You're on the right track.

I'd been going to suggest that it was sort of the Republican "winning streak" - how many elections in a row it had been won by the Republican candidate - ie. in 2004 IA and NM were just once, WV was twice... except it can't be that because there were other states that should have been just twice, and others that should have been shaded darker.

Basically... no Republican since 04 has won the general without Iowa/New Mexico.

No Republican since 2000 has won the general without WV.

etc.

As for the darkest states, no Republican since 1952 (and beyond in some cases) has won without them.

Good map!

Haha thanks dude! Try this!

Does this have to do with Republican candidates?

Yeah.

Well, MS/AL stick out for some reason.

Do MS/AL have something to do with 1968, and NH something to do with 2000?

You're correct with 2000, but not 1968. You're on the right track though.

The red and green ones all went for Gore in 2000 (or were lost by Bush in 2000, depending on how you want to look at it), so that's a starting point.

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I would have guessed something along the lines of "% of the population identifying as mormon" (Utah's strongest, lesser in the states above Utah, weakest in the strong baptist areas of the south), except that Oklahoma is unshaded. This suggests to me that it's some sort of third party results map.

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The map I put right before this one is still open to any challenges, but:

Any takers?

I find it interesting that Alaska, DC and Hawaii are all in grey. Is it presidential from before they had EVs?

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Map 2:

Still no idea, but I notice that Map 2 has ten different colours/categories, perhaps that will help others with it a little?

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Can't be Anderson, because he did well in both NH and VT, according to my memory.
In 88, I think Paul got nearly nation wide ballot access aside from Missouri. I'm not gonna count Perot 92, but maybe 96. Maybe it's Gene in 1976. Just throwing ideas out there.

NOTE: I saw this before I posted (see below)

1968

And Dallas totally didn't feed me the answer.

Dalls totally didn't tell me something too.

Possibly Congressional?

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Okay guys, guess what this is:

Rep Candidate 271
Dem Candidate 267

I'm guessing "unlikely"?