Isn't this a beautiful infographic representing the voter divide and the voter turn-out data for the DC Primary election for At-large City Council member? I love infographics, and I love data. I wish I were better at presenting and depicting data in this beautiful visual and clear way.
On a sad note, this city is so racially divided, depicted so clearly on the map - the white (blue) -black (green) divide feels more demarcated and prominent than ever as the city's demographic change. See how Upper Cupcake aka Upper Northwest is so blue, and the blue travels south to Georgetown, and eastward to 16th Street NW. Travels that Golden Mile, crosses over to Mount Pleasant and the now gentrified Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle and the lofts of downtown Chinatown, and condos of NoMa. It stays blue across The Mall, well into Capitol Hill, and south to the SW waterfront and Navy Yard. If only we could track that voter spread against real estate prices, household income, and of course race. Likewise, the green stays east - first in Petworth, down and over to Bloomington, Trinidad, and Benning Road, and across the Anacostia to Congress Heights and Minnesota Avenue - in the blackest parts of our city.
The red map is good, too. It seems our low interest in voting traverses the entire city hovering around 15% across the voting precincts.
Will this city ever overcome its racial divide? And how? What would that look like? I mean Marion Barry just got re-elected to City Council in Ward 8 with 72% of the vote! Then, he got a little giddy with that victory, and began talking trash during his election night speech at the Player's Lounge about getting rid of the Asian-owned businesses. SMDH.
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| Washington, Post. April 4, 2012 |
On a sad note, this city is so racially divided, depicted so clearly on the map - the white (blue) -black (green) divide feels more demarcated and prominent than ever as the city's demographic change. See how Upper Cupcake aka Upper Northwest is so blue, and the blue travels south to Georgetown, and eastward to 16th Street NW. Travels that Golden Mile, crosses over to Mount Pleasant and the now gentrified Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle and the lofts of downtown Chinatown, and condos of NoMa. It stays blue across The Mall, well into Capitol Hill, and south to the SW waterfront and Navy Yard. If only we could track that voter spread against real estate prices, household income, and of course race. Likewise, the green stays east - first in Petworth, down and over to Bloomington, Trinidad, and Benning Road, and across the Anacostia to Congress Heights and Minnesota Avenue - in the blackest parts of our city.
The red map is good, too. It seems our low interest in voting traverses the entire city hovering around 15% across the voting precincts.
Will this city ever overcome its racial divide? And how? What would that look like? I mean Marion Barry just got re-elected to City Council in Ward 8 with 72% of the vote! Then, he got a little giddy with that victory, and began talking trash during his election night speech at the Player's Lounge about getting rid of the Asian-owned businesses. SMDH.
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