Super Tuesday
February/06/2008 09:32 AM
Politics? On a travel magazine website? I'm a
political junkie, but I would never try to bring
politics into the magazine or this blog. However,
while watching Missouri's Super Tuesday results come
in county by county, I began noticing an interesting
fact about Missouri's population centers, one that
could also translate into travel demographics across
the state.
Missouri's Secretary of State's Office (www.sos.mo.gov) has what I consider to be one of the best websites for tracking election coverage. As each county reports its results to the the Secretary of State, which overseas state elections, the results are posted on an interactive map, providing real-time results for those of us who have nothing better to do than sit in front of the computer until midnight. A simple click on each county will allow browsers to view individual county totals, which can be compared to state results.
What really caught my eye during this particular election was the results of Democrat polling, where the presence of only two major candidates provides a fantastic study on state-wide population demographics. The map can be viewed at www.sos.mo.gov/enrmaps/county_map.asp?party=dem. Even though Sen. Obama only won four counties plus the cities of St. Louis and Kansas, he won the state by around 10,000 votes. It's pretty impressive to see it on a color-coded map, which shows where the majority of Missouri's population lies.