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2004 Presidential Election Maps

Incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Senator John F. Kerry in the 2004 United States Presidential Election.   Bush received 62 million votes (51%) and Kerry received 59 million votes (48%).
Michael Gastner, Cosma Shalizi, and Mark Newman at The University of Michican have put together a great collection of maps and cartograms analyzing the 2004 election [...]

2000 Presidential Election Maps

The 2000 Presidential Election pitted Vice President Al Gore against Texas Governor George W. Bush and proved to be one of our Nation’s most contentious and polarizing elections.

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Red States + Blue States = Purple Nation

The pundits constantly refer to Red States and Blue States, but the reality is that the nation is Purple as illustrated by Robert J. Vanderbei’s maps.

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