One thing that has struck me when looking at before and after electoral maps it is the clear signs of the growing divide of the haves and have nots. Of course people vote but imagine if land mass was the decider it would be a no contest. It is almost as if there is a bubonic plague spreading throughout many nations, especially Europe.
FRANCE (2017)- Le Pen’s first round in Dark Blue, Melenchon in Red, Macron in Grey
FRANCE (2002) Presidential first round (Jean Marie Le Pen in Dark Blue, Jacques Chirac light blue and Lionel Jospin in Pink
BREXIT (2016)- in blue – how many Labour safe areas turned against the party line
UK election (1997) – Labour Party (Red), Tory (Blue)
ITALY (2016)- referendum – the redder the stronger the NO vote (generally denotes poorer areas of Italy)
USA (2016)- Trump’s GOP in Red
USA (2008) – Obama in Blue, McCain in Red
AUSTRIA (2017) – Presidential election – Right wing Hofer in Blue, Socialist van der Bellen in green (the winner)
HUNGARIAN REFERENDUM ON MIGRANTS (2016) – Redder the zone the higher the NO vote
THE NETHERLANDS (2017) – election – Wilders’ VVD in blue
History of Dutch elections – VVD (Wilders) in blue