Obama Leads States With Real Estate Declines, McCain Leads Those With Gains

On this election day, the polls do tell the story of the electorate. But this tidbit on how those who live in states that are experiencing a decline in real estate prices are voting for Obama while those who live in states that are still profitable are voting for McCain.

The message of Change is resonating with those who have mucked up their housing market, is this a surprise to anyone?

I have appointments all day so I am unable to do this post justice, but here is a link to the chart at the Wall Street Journal. Great stuff for stats junkies.

State by State Polls Compared to Economic Indicators

(tip, sort them by home price change to get the full effect)

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  1. [...] commentators parsing the election results along voting patterns related to decline or increase in housing prices by state, others are analyzing the statements our President-elect has made in regard to protecting home [...]

  2. Las Vegas is one of the real estate markets that have been hit the hardest and sure enough, Nevada went to Obama!

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