tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091552.post-1100130734832087302004-11-09T18:30:00.000-08:002004-11-10T16:46:13.326-08:00<p class="style2">After being urged to do so in an email, I've examined the difference between votes cast for President and Senate, by party, in Florida. President Bush gained a higher percentage of the vote than the Republican Senate candidate in all but two counties. </p><p class="style2">In the following chart a positive number in the column comparing the percentage vote between the Presidential and Senate races indicates how many more percentage points than the Senate candidate the Presidential candidate had. A negative number indicates how fewer percentage points a party's Presidential candidate had than his Senate candidate counterpart. </p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099" class="style2"> <td width="75"><span class="style5">County</span></td> <td width="75"><span class="style5">Bush %</span></td> <td width="75"><span class="style5">Kerry %</span></td> <td width="94"><span class="style5">% Senate Rep.</span></td> <td width="95"><span class="style5">% Senate Dem.</span></td> <td width="121"><span class="style5">%Pres. - %Sen. (R)</span></td> <td width="138"><span class="style5">%Pres. - %Sen. (D)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Lafayette</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">73.98%</td> <td align="right" width="75">25.41%</td> <td align="right">54.57%</td> <td align="right">42.90%</td> <td align="right">19.42%</td> <td align="right">-17.49%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Dixie</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">68.84%</td> <td align="right" width="75">30.42%</td> <td align="right">52.68%</td> <td align="right">43.37%</td> <td align="right">16.15%</td> <td align="right">-12.95%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Liberty</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">63.79%</td> <td align="right" width="75">35.42%</td> <td align="right">48.75%</td> <td align="right">49.12%</td> <td align="right">15.03%</td> <td align="right">-13.71%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Holmes</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">77.25%</td> <td align="right" width="75">21.81%</td> <td align="right">63.41%</td> <td align="right">32.35%</td> <td align="right">13.84%</td> <td align="right">-10.54%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Taylor</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">63.71%</td> <td align="right" width="75">35.54%</td> <td align="right">50.17%</td> <td align="right">46.98%</td> <td align="right">13.54%</td> <td align="right">-11.45%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Hardee</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">69.65%</td> <td align="right" width="75">29.64%</td> <td align="right">56.41%</td> <td align="right">39.30%</td> <td align="right">13.24%</td> <td align="right">-9.65%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Wakulla</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">57.61%</td> <td align="right" width="75">41.62%</td> <td align="right">45.10%</td> <td align="right">52.05%</td> <td align="right">12.51%</td> <td align="right">-10.43%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Suwannee</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">70.58%</td> <td align="right" width="75">28.61%</td> <td align="right">58.45%</td> <td align="right">39.00%</td> <td align="right">12.14%</td> <td align="right">-10.39%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Gilchrist</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">70.37%</td> <td align="right" width="75">28.75%</td> <td align="right">58.86%</td> <td align="right">37.40%</td> <td align="right">11.51%</td> <td align="right">-8.65%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Franklin</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">58.55%</td> <td align="right" width="75">40.47%</td> <td align="right">47.13%</td> <td align="right">50.26%</td> <td align="right">11.42%</td> <td align="right">-9.79%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Hamilton</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">54.97%</td> <td align="right" width="75">44.50%</td> <td align="right">44.75%</td> <td align="right">52.68%</td> <td align="right">10.23%</td> <td align="right">-8.18%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Union</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">72.64%</td> <td align="right" width="75">26.76%</td> <td align="right">62.49%</td> <td align="right">35.49%</td> <td align="right">10.15%</td> <td align="right">-8.73%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Madison</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">50.51%</td> <td align="right" width="75">48.73%</td> <td align="right">40.58%</td> <td align="right">56.74%</td> <td align="right">9.93%</td> <td align="right">-8.01%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Columbia</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">67.05%</td> <td align="right" width="75">32.14%</td> <td align="right">57.15%</td> <td align="right">39.89%</td> <td align="right">9.90%</td> <td align="right">-7.75%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Calhoun</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">63.41%</td> <td align="right" width="75">35.50%</td> <td align="right">53.69%</td> <td align="right">43.31%</td> <td align="right">9.72%</td> <td align="right">-7.81%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Levy</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">62.51%</td> <td align="right" width="75">36.48%</td> <td align="right">53.40%</td> <td align="right">43.56%</td> <td align="right">9.12%</td> <td align="right">-7.09%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Bradford</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">69.61%</td> <td align="right" width="75">29.90%</td> <td align="right">60.82%</td> <td align="right">36.67%</td> <td align="right">8.79%</td> <td align="right">-6.77%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Gulf</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">66.07%</td> <td align="right" width="75">33.05%</td> <td align="right">57.38%</td> <td align="right">40.13%</td> <td align="right">8.69%</td> <td align="right">-7.08%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Baker</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">77.73%</td> <td align="right" width="75">21.90%</td> <td align="right">69.16%</td> <td align="right">28.95%</td> <td align="right">8.57%</td> <td align="right">-7.05%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Highlands</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">62.36%</td> <td align="right" width="75">36.99%</td> <td align="right">54.72%</td> <td align="right">42.15%</td> <td align="right">7.64%</td> <td align="right">-5.16%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Washington</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">71.09%</td> <td align="right" width="75">28.09%</td> <td align="right">63.45%</td> <td align="right">34.15%</td> <td align="right">7.63%</td> <td align="right">-6.06%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Jackson</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">61.20%</td> <td align="right" width="75">38.15%</td> <td align="right">53.73%</td> <td align="right">44.24%</td> <td align="right">7.47%</td> <td align="right">-6.09%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Okeechobee</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">57.28%</td> <td align="right" width="75">42.23%</td> <td align="right">50.00%</td> <td align="right">45.84%</td> <td align="right">7.29%</td> <td align="right">-3.61%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Citrus</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">56.86%</td> <td align="right" width="75">42.14%</td> <td align="right">49.68%</td> <td align="right">46.32%</td> <td align="right">7.19%</td> <td align="right">-4.17%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Jefferson</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">44.11%</td> <td align="right" width="75">55.29%</td> <td align="right">36.93%</td> <td align="right">61.10%</td> <td align="right">7.18%</td> <td align="right">-5.81%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Hernando</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">52.93%</td> <td align="right" width="75">46.16%</td> <td align="right">46.03%</td> <td align="right">50.00%</td> <td align="right">6.90%</td> <td align="right">-3.84%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Putnam</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">59.12%</td> <td align="right" width="75">40.08%</td> <td align="right">52.23%</td> <td align="right">44.90%</td> <td align="right">6.88%</td> <td align="right">-4.82%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Hillsborough</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">53.00%</td> <td align="right" width="75">46.24%</td> <td align="right">46.29%</td> <td align="right">51.42%</td> <td align="right">6.71%</td> <td align="right">-5.18%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Polk</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">58.61%</td> <td align="right" width="75">40.79%</td> <td align="right">52.28%</td> <td align="right">44.81%</td> <td align="right">6.33%</td> <td align="right">-4.01%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Glades</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">58.33%</td> <td align="right" width="75">41.02%</td> <td align="right">52.15%</td> <td align="right">44.23%</td> <td align="right">6.18%</td> <td align="right">-3.21%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Pasco</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">54.07%</td> <td align="right" width="75">44.39%</td> <td align="right">48.02%</td> <td align="right">48.74%</td> <td align="right">6.05%</td> <td align="right">-4.34%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Sumter</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">62.18%</td> <td align="right" width="75">36.39%</td> <td align="right">57.04%</td> <td align="right">40.87%</td> <td align="right">5.14%</td> <td align="right">-4.49%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Pinellas</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">49.57%</td> <td align="right" width="75">49.51%</td> <td align="right">44.47%</td> <td align="right">52.74%</td> <td align="right">5.10%</td> <td align="right">-3.24%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Manatee</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">56.62%</td> <td align="right" width="75">42.66%</td> <td align="right">51.53%</td> <td align="right">45.86%</td> <td align="right">5.09%</td> <td align="right">-3.20%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Marion</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">58.20%</td> <td align="right" width="75">41.00%</td> <td align="right">53.23%</td> <td align="right">44.02%</td> <td align="right">4.97%</td> <td align="right">-3.02%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Walton</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">73.22%</td> <td align="right" width="75">25.92%</td> <td align="right">68.56%</td> <td align="right">28.94%</td> <td align="right">4.65%</td> <td align="right">-3.02%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Gadsden</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">29.80%</td> <td align="right" width="75">69.72%</td> <td align="right">25.15%</td> <td align="right">73.33%</td> <td align="right">4.64%</td> <td align="right">-3.61%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">DeSoto</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">58.05%</td> <td align="right" width="75">41.18%</td> <td align="right">53.55%</td> <td align="right">43.28%</td> <td align="right">4.51%</td> <td align="right">-2.10%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Nassau</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">72.65%</td> <td align="right" width="75">26.16%</td> <td align="right">68.41%</td> <td align="right">29.73%</td> <td align="right">4.24%</td> <td align="right">-3.56%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Clay</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">76.18%</td> <td align="right" width="75">23.27%</td> <td align="right">72.25%</td> <td align="right">25.88%</td> <td align="right">3.93%</td> <td align="right">-2.61%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Leon</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">37.85%</td> <td align="right" width="75">61.50%</td> <td align="right">34.09%</td> <td align="right">64.64%</td> <td align="right">3.76%</td> <td align="right">-3.14%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Lake</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">60.02%</td> <td align="right" width="75">38.90%</td> <td align="right">56.38%</td> <td align="right">40.89%</td> <td align="right">3.64%</td> <td align="right">-1.99%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Bay</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">71.19%</td> <td align="right" width="75">28.08%</td> <td align="right">67.63%</td> <td align="right">30.24%</td> <td align="right">3.55%</td> <td align="right">-2.16%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Sarasota</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">53.51%</td> <td align="right" width="75">45.20%</td> <td align="right">50.08%</td> <td align="right">48.10%</td> <td align="right">3.43%</td> <td align="right">-2.90%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Alachua</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">42.89%</td> <td align="right" width="75">56.16%</td> <td align="right">39.63%</td> <td align="right">58.71%</td> <td align="right">3.25%</td> <td align="right">-2.55%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Brevard</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">57.66%</td> <td align="right" width="75">41.56%</td> <td align="right">54.44%</td> <td align="right">42.62%</td> <td align="right">3.22%</td> <td align="right">-1.07%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Hendry</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">58.89%</td> <td align="right" width="75">40.52%</td> <td align="right">55.76%</td> <td align="right">41.97%</td> <td align="right">3.13%</td> <td align="right">-1.45%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Duval</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">57.76%</td> <td align="right" width="75">41.65%</td> <td align="right">54.66%</td> <td align="right">43.71%</td> <td align="right">3.10%</td> <td align="right">-2.05%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Okaloosa</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">77.65%</td> <td align="right" width="75">21.58%</td> <td align="right">74.70%</td> <td align="right">22.53%</td> <td align="right">2.94%</td> <td align="right">-0.95%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Flagler</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">51.03%</td> <td align="right" width="75">48.28%</td> <td align="right">48.13%</td> <td align="right">49.49%</td> <td align="right">2.89%</td> <td align="right">-1.22%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Santa Rosa</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">77.35%</td> <td align="right" width="75">21.78%</td> <td align="right">74.65%</td> <td align="right">23.04%</td> <td align="right">2.70%</td> <td align="right">-1.26%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Volusia</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">48.85%</td> <td align="right" width="75">50.50%</td> <td align="right">46.17%</td> <td align="right">51.09%</td> <td align="right">2.67%</td> <td align="right">-0.59%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">St. Johns</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">68.60%</td> <td align="right" width="75">30.59%</td> <td align="right">66.19%</td> <td align="right">32.14%</td> <td align="right">2.41%</td> <td align="right">-1.55%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Indian River</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">60.12%</td> <td align="right" width="75">39.03%</td> <td align="right">57.80%</td> <td align="right">39.60%</td> <td align="right">2.32%</td> <td align="right">-0.57%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">St. Lucie</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">47.56%</td> <td align="right" width="75">51.81%</td> <td align="right">45.34%</td> <td align="right">51.70%</td> <td align="right">2.22%</td> <td align="right">0.11%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Monroe</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">49.24%</td> <td align="right" width="75">49.71%</td> <td align="right">47.19%</td> <td align="right">49.51%</td> <td align="right">2.05%</td> <td align="right">0.21%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Seminole</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">58.10%</td> <td align="right" width="75">41.34%</td> <td align="right">56.11%</td> <td align="right">41.76%</td> <td align="right">1.99%</td> <td align="right">-0.42%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Escambia</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">65.30%</td> <td align="right" width="75">33.74%</td> <td align="right">63.55%</td> <td align="right">34.56%</td> <td align="right">1.74%</td> <td align="right">-0.83%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Martin</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">57.09%</td> <td align="right" width="75">41.69%</td> <td align="right">55.41%</td> <td align="right">42.35%</td> <td align="right">1.68%</td> <td align="right">-0.66%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Palm Beach</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">39.03%</td> <td align="right" width="75">60.37%</td> <td align="right">37.95%</td> <td align="right">60.25%</td> <td align="right">1.09%</td> <td align="right">0.12%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Broward</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">34.60%</td> <td align="right" width="75">64.22%</td> <td align="right">33.61%</td> <td align="right">64.39%</td> <td align="right">0.99%</td> <td align="right">-0.17%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Orange</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">49.62%</td> <td align="right" width="75">49.83%</td> <td align="right">49.16%</td> <td align="right">48.99%</td> <td align="right">0.45%</td> <td align="right">0.84%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Osceola</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">52.46%</td> <td align="right" width="75">46.99%</td> <td align="right">52.00%</td> <td align="right">45.16%</td> <td align="right">0.45%</td> <td align="right">1.83%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Charlotte</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">55.69%</td> <td align="right" width="75">42.93%</td> <td align="right">55.49%</td> <td align="right">42.28%</td> <td align="right">0.20%</td> <td align="right">0.64%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Lee</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">59.82%</td> <td align="right" width="75">39.09%</td> <td align="right">59.81%</td> <td align="right">38.24%</td> <td align="right">0.01%</td> <td align="right">0.84%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Collier</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">65.04%</td> <td align="right" width="75">34.06%</td> <td align="right">66.01%</td> <td align="right">32.43%</td> <td align="right">-0.97%</td> <td align="right">1.63%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style5">Miami-Dade</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">46.66%</td> <td align="right" width="75">52.84%</td> <td align="right">49.28%</td> <td align="right">48.96%</td> <td align="right">-2.62%</td> <td align="right">3.88%</td> </tr> <tr class="style2"> <td width="75" bgcolor="#000099"><span class="style7">Totals</span></td> <td align="right" width="75">52.10%</td> <td align="right" width="75">47.08%</td> <td align="right">49.44%</td> <td align="right">48.32%</td> <td align="right">2.66%</td> <td align="right">-1.23%</td> </tr></table><p class="style2"> <br />A look at all the data reveals that the <strong>top 27 </strong>counties showing a greater preference for President Bush than the Repulican Senate candidate were using optical scan voting machines. The two counties that did not show this preference were both using touchscreen voting machines. Both were iVotronic machines manufactured by ES&amp;S.</p><p class="style2">I have updated my Excel spreadsheet on the site for those interested in examing the numbers themselves. Data in this calculation was taken from the Florida Department of State's Website.</p><p class="style2">An analysis of the House race as compared to the Presidential race shall follow soon. </p>Brandon Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520805832711921378noreply@blogger.com