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Google Releases Raw Election Polling Results

Posted by Soulskill on from the now-make-it-pretty dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Last week, Nate Silver ranked Google Consumer Surveys as one of the most accurate polling firms of the 2012 US election. This week, Google has released the raw data that went into its election-day prediction, and is running a contest for interesting visualizations of that data. They provide a few examples of their own, including a WebGL globe view."

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  1. Re:Been interesting if by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    In areas with denser population, there were a lot more Obama voters.

    You got the "denser" right. In the midwest we actually help each other and hold each other accountable. Our states are also not going bankrupt and haven't had to put "nanny" laws on the books to keep you from buying too much soda. We also immediately help each other during disasters and don't wait for the government to swoop in to save us. I know my neighbors down the road and we honor and respect our traditions. Social networks here involve actually taking to people in person. The coasts call us the "flyover states". I say "keep flying".