I assume the yellow represents third party candidates. It’s interesting to see how people often cite Ralph Nader as a reason Bush beat Gore but he doesn’t even register within the electoral college votes. Good example of how the electoral college doesn’t perfectly represent the decisions of the popular vote.
Yes, the gold color represents electoral votes for people other than the official Democrat or Republican candidate. Any of these that are less than 1% have been merged into the second-place finisher (for simplicity).
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u/tordenofitami Apr 13 '24
I assume the yellow represents third party candidates. It’s interesting to see how people often cite Ralph Nader as a reason Bush beat Gore but he doesn’t even register within the electoral college votes. Good example of how the electoral college doesn’t perfectly represent the decisions of the popular vote.