As the run-off primary between incumbent Senator Thad Cochran and State Senator Chris McDaniel nears, I thought it would be interesting to see some more details from the results a few weeks ago and compare it to the 2012 primaries.
On the right is a cartogram, where the area of each county is proportional to the number of voters in the 2014 Republican Primary. The highly populated area surrounding Jackson shows up as three bulging counties in the center of the map - Hinds, Rankin, and Madison. On this map, it's clear that Cochran's support in Hinds and Madison counties is more important than all of the Delta combined.
Below the fold, two more pieces of the puzzle - turnout and 2012 primary results.