Closest counties

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	Closest counties « on: December 27, 2008, 05:07:21 PM »
	« edited: December 28, 2008, 04:11:46 PM by nclib »

Percentages

Garfield CO 0.009% McCain
Oktibbeha, Mississippi 0.032% Obama
Jackson OR 0.047% Obama
Washington County, Missouri: 0.052% Obama
Aitkin County, Minnesota: 0.064% Obama
Norton, Virginia (independent city): 0.066% McCain
Salt Lake UT 0.081% Obama
Lenoir NC 0.086% McCain
Chafee County, Colorado: 0.131% McCain
Jefferson County, Ohio: 0.141% Obama

raw margin

Norton, Virginia (independent city): 1-vote win for McCain
Garfield, Colorado: 2-vote win for McCain
Jerauld County, South Dakota: 4-vote win for McCain
Washington County, Missouri: 5-vote win for Obama
Oktibbeha, Mississippi 6-vote win for Obama
Aitkin County, Minnesota: 6-vote win for Obama
Chafee County, Colorado: 13-vote win for McCain
Blackford County, Indiana: 13-vote win for McCain
Iowa County, Iowa: 14-vote win for Obama
Wahkiakum County, WA: Obama +16

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Jacobtm
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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2008, 05:20:32 PM »

Any data from within these counties? It'd be interesting to see if certain areas voted overwhelmingly one way, and only by chance did the county incorporate such even distribution of preferences, OR, if there are counties out there where the votes really are randomly distributed and you can't say "people of this race/gender/income level/background/religion supported candidate x."

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Aizen
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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2008, 05:23:51 PM »

McCain only won Garfield County, Colorado by 2 votes

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nclib
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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2008, 01:00:34 PM »

Quote from: Aizen on December 27, 2008, 05:23:51 PM

McCain only won Garfield County, Colorado by 2 votes

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JohnnyLongtorso
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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2008, 01:22:20 PM »

There were all sub-50 vote margins:

Norton, Virginia (independent city): 1-vote win for McCain, a margin of about .05%.
Dickenson County, Virginia: 46-vote win for McCain (49.2 - 48.5).
Kent County, Maryland: 48-vote win for Obama (49.4 - 49.0).
Mineral County, Nevada: 49-vote win for McCain (49.0 - 46.9).
Teton County, Idaho: 39-vote win for Obama (49.4 - 48.6).
Chafee County, Colorado: 13-vote win for McCain (49.1 - 49.0).
Ramsey County, North Dakota: 47-vote win for McCain (49.6 - 48.6).
Jerauld County, South Dakota: 4-vote win for McCain (49.4 - 49.1).
Lake County, South Dakota: 40-vote win for Obama (49.3 - 48.6).
Miner County, South Dakota: 28-vote win for Obama (49.7 - 47.4).

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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2008, 01:37:08 PM »

Two tie counties I believe, one in Iowa and one in South Dakota.

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JohnnyLongtorso
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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2008, 01:54:09 PM »

More:

Klickitat County, Washington: 19-vote win for Obama (48.9 - 48.6).
Hudspeth County, Texas: 28-vote win for McCain (51.0 - 47.9).
Washington County, Missouri: 5-vote win for Obama (49.0 - 48.95).
Greene County, Iowa: 22-vote win for Obama (49.4 - 48.9).
Decatur County, Iowa: 34-vote win for McCain (49.2 - 48.4).
Iowa County, Iowa: 14-vote win for Obama (49.2 - 49.0).
Marshall County, Minnesota: 26-vote win for Obama (48.8 - 48.2).
Aitkin County, Minnesota: 6-vote win for Obama (48.83 - 48.77).
Taylor County, Wisconsin: 23-vote win for McCain (49.1 - 48.8 ).
Blackford County, Indiana: 13-vote win for McCain (49.4 - 49.2).
Jefferson County, Ohio: 50-vote win for Obama (48.9 - 48.7).
Jackson County, Tennessee: 39-vote win for Obama (49.4 - 48.5).

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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2008, 02:10:00 PM »

Wahkiakum County, WA: Obama +16

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Ronnie
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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2008, 03:43:21 PM »

Quote from: The Tension Between Stillness and Motion on December 28, 2008, 01:37:08 PM

Two tie counties I believe, one in Iowa and one in South Dakota.

Not anymore. Jerauld went for McCain and Iowa county went for Obama.

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nclib
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Re: Closest counties

« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2008, 04:03:13 PM »

These appear to be the final data...

Percentages

Garfield CO 0.009% McCain
Oktibbeha, Mississippi 0.032% Obama
Jackson OR 0.047% Obama
Washington County, Missouri: 0.052% Obama
Aitkin County, Minnesota: 0.064% Obama
Norton, Virginia (independent city): 0.066% McCain
Salt Lake UT 0.081% Obama
Lenoir NC 0.086% McCain
Chafee County, Colorado: 0.131% McCain
Jefferson County, Ohio: 0.141% Obama

raw margin

Norton, Virginia (independent city): 1-vote win for McCain
Garfield, Colorado: 2-vote win for McCain
Jerauld County, South Dakota: 4-vote win for McCain
Washington County, Missouri: 5-vote win for Obama
Oktibbeha, Mississippi 6-vote win for Obama
Aitkin County, Minnesota: 6-vote win for Obama
Chafee County, Colorado: 13-vote win for McCain
Blackford County, Indiana: 13-vote win for McCain
Iowa County, Iowa: 14-vote win for Obama
Wahkiakum County, WA: Obama +16

Aynone want to take a stab at the closest counties with at least 100,000 votes. I would imagine Salt Lake (UT) and Sarasota (FL) would be up there.

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