He’s being called the “other winner” in this election: Nate Silver, the New York Times’ poll analyst extraordinaire, once again correctly predicted the winner in every state.Voters wait to cast ballots in Minneapolis. Does the sidewalk they're standing on help predict the outcome? Photo: Streets.mn
This morning, though, we’re more interested in another insight he tweeted a few months ago: “Heuristic: if a place has sidewalks, it votes Democratic. Otherwise, it votes Republican.”
It’s something I’ve heard before. Bill Bishop’s fascinating book points to the deep connection between urban form and political affiliation. Central cities are overwhelmingly Democratic. In exurbia, it’s the exact opposite.
via streetsblog.net
In Malaysia,I think it is more at Kedai Kopi.
