DATA AND METHODOLOGY USED FOR THE POISONED LANDSCAPE
OVERVIEW OF DATA COLLECTION AND CALCULATIONS
EXPLANATION OF CHART ONE, AND ASSOCIATED DATA, IS HERE
EXPLANATION OF CHART TWO, AND ASSOCIATED DATA, IS HERE
EXPLANATION OF CHART THREE, AND ASSOCIATED DATA, IS HERE
DATA AND EXPLANATION OF CHARTS FOR ADDENDUM (SOUTH CAROLINA) , IS HERE
DATA AND EXPLANATION OF CHARTS FOR ADDENDUM (OHIO) , IS HERE
(an excel spreadsheet with all data used for the charts in The Poisoned Landscape (including associated data) is available from the author upon request by writing to election AT glcq DOT com )
The primary data for this study is the 50 State Survey USA (SUSA) poll. Data for each state (linked from the main page) was copied and pasted into a spreadsheet then formatted and organized to make it easier to work with, and calculations were done to weigh the data. Thus this from Alabama.
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All |
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Republic |
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McCain |
51% |
55% |
48% |
62% |
19% |
84% |
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Clinton |
41% |
40% |
41% |
33% |
61% |
12% |
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Undecided |
8% |
5% |
11% |
5% |
19% |
4% |
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Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Composition
of Registered Voters |
100% |
46% |
54% |
74% |
23% |
39% |
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All |
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McCain |
54% |
55% |
53% |
69% |
9% |
84% |
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Obama |
40% |
39% |
40% |
24% |
89% |
14% |
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Undecided |
6% |
6% |
7% |
7% |
2% |
3% |
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Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Composition
of Registered Voters |
100% |
46% |
54% |
74% |
23% |
39% |
Turned into this, with the weighed data being the product of
the category percentage times its composition. (i.e, McCain v Clinton Unweighed Male vote for McCain is 55%, time 46%
is equal to 25.3%
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UNWEIGHED |
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M
v C |
M v C |
M v C |
M v C |
M v C |
M v C |
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All |
Male |
Female |
White |
Black |
Republic |
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McCain |
51% |
55% |
48% |
62% |
19% |
84% |
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Clinton |
41% |
40% |
41% |
33% |
61% |
12% |
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Undecided |
8% |
5% |
11% |
5% |
19% |
4% |
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Composition |
100% |
46% |
54% |
74% |
23% |
39% |
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M
v O |
M v O |
M v O |
M v O |
M v O |
M v O |
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All |
Male |
Female |
White |
Black |
Republic |
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McCain |
54% |
55% |
53% |
69% |
9% |
84% |
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Obama |
40% |
39% |
40% |
24% |
89% |
14% |
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Undecided |
6% |
6% |
7% |
7% |
2% |
3% |
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Composition |
100% |
46% |
54% |
74% |
23% |
39% |
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WEIGHED |
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M v C |
M v C |
M v C |
M v C |
M v C |
M v C |
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All |
Male |
Female |
White |
Black |
Republic |
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McCain |
51% |
25.3% |
25.9% |
45.9% |
4.4% |