2012 US Presidential Election: Winner vs income tax paid by county

Total income tax paid by each county to the US Government in 2012.

ROMNEY
OBAMA

    $0 - 156,499
    $156,500 - 311,999
    $312,000 - 466,999
    $467,000 - 624,999
    $625,000 - 774,999
    $775,000 +
The map above shows how US counties voted in the 2012 presidential
election compared to how much each county paid in federal taxes that year.

2012 presidential election results were mapped by county via FIPS code. Individual income tax returns were
summed across AGI sizes for each zip code, then converted to FIPS.

Data Sources:

  • Income data by county, year 2012
  • Election results - The Guardian
  • Election results - Google Fusion tables
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  • Notes:

  • Map was produced using D3.js, JavaScript, and Python
  • Results for the state of Alaska have been omitted due to limited data
  • Counties in white show missing conversion data between FIPS and zip codes
  • Correlation does not imply causation
  • © 2016 Alex Higuera Published Under Creative Attributions License