Atlas of US Presidential Elections

Want a color-coded map of how each county voted in the presidential election of 1960? Or how about a congressional district map reflecting the 2004 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary? Then you need to check out Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. I think it's fascinating. His blog is interesting too. He has maps of various possible scenarios for the 2004 election that result in a 269-269 tie in the Electoral College.

His blog also made me aware of the Colorado referendum on Novermber 2 to amend the state constitution to do away with the winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes in favor of a preportional system. Click here for the Amendment. It's an interesting idea which I'll spend the rest of the night crunching numbers on.