Personal Interest

Personal Interest and Electoral Geography

Above: This is a picture of the blackout the occurred in the Northeastern United States in August of 2003. The areas effected are clearly visible from this photograph from space. Photo is courtesy of my friend Steph Teigen.

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Above: This IKONOS satellite image was collected on July 16, 2004. The Image shows this man-made island that lies
off the coast of Dubai in The Persian Gulf. The island is being built from 80 million cubic Meters of land dredged
from the approach channel to the Emirate's Jebel Ali Port. When complete, this resort will have approximately
1,200 single-family and 600 multi-family residences, an aquatic Theme park, shopping centers, cinemas and more.

Above: The image shows the Niagara River that connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, snaking around Goat Island, in the
lower left of the full Image. Most of the river's water plummets over the Canadian/Horseshoe Falls, but some
diverted water spills over American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls downstream. Every second, more Than two
million liters of water plunges over the Horseshoe Falls Segment of Niagara Falls creating one of the world's
largest Waterfalls as well as eating away as much as two meters of rock per Year.

Above: This image of the northern portion of the Nile River was captured By the Multi-angle Imaging
Spectroradiometer's (MISR's) nadir camera On January 30, 2001. Against the barren desert of Northeastern
Africa, the fertile valley of the Nile River runs northward through Egypt. The city of Cairo can be seen as a gray
smudge right where The river widens into its broad fan-shaped delta. Other cities are dotted across the green
landscape, giving it a speckled appearance. Where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea (top) the
waters are swirling with color, likely a mixture of sediment, organic matter, and possibly marine plant life. Farther
west, the bright blue color of the water is likely less-organically rich sediment, perhaps sand.

Above: This graphic illustrates the states won by Gore and Bush in the 2000 Presidential Election.

Above: This graphic illustrates the counties won by Gore and Bush in the 2000 Presidential Election.

Above: This graphic illustrates the states won by Kerry and Bush in the 2004 Presidential Election.

Source: Michael Gastner, Cosma Shalizi, and Mark Newman
University of Michigan

Above: A Population Cartogram (State size indexed by population) for the 2004 Presidential Election.

Source: Michael Gastner, Cosma Shalizi, and Mark Newman
University of Michigan

Above: This graphic illustrates the counties won by Kerry and Bush in the 2004 Presidential Election.

Source: Michael Gastner, Cosma Shalizi, and Mark Newman
University of Michigan

Above: A Population Cartogram (County size indexed by population) for the 2004 Presidential Election.

Source: Michael Gastner, Cosma Shalizi, and Mark Newman
University of Michigan