The SAS System
IA Metro and rural --- Votes
The FREQ Procedure
Frequency
Col Pct
Table of metro by year
metro(Is in
metro?)
year
2008
2012
Total
Rural
406,436
26.45
404,259
25.82
810,695
Micro
256,125
16.67
255,213
16.30
511,338
Metro
874,259
56.89
906,496
57.89
1,780,755
Total
1,536,820
1,565,968
3,102,788
Frequency
Row Pct
Col Pct
Table 1 of metro by party
Controlling for year=2008
metro(Is in
metro?)
party
Dem
Rep
xOth
Total
Rural
196,870
48.44
23.75
202,627
49.85
29.69
6,939
1.71
27.19
406,436
Micro
138,590
54.11
16.72
112,969
44.11
16.56
4,566
1.78
17.89
256,125
Metro
493,465
56.44
59.53
366,783
41.95
53.75
14,011
1.60
54.91
874,259
Total
828,925
682,379
25,516
1,536,820
Frequency
Row Pct
Col Pct
Table 2 of metro by party
Controlling for year=2012
metro(Is in
metro?)
party
Dem
Rep
xOth
Total
Rural
182,104
45.05
22.30
216,846
53.64
29.79
5,309
1.31
24.57
404,259
Micro
134,308
52.63
16.45
117,407
46.00
16.13
3,498
1.37
16.19
255,213
Metro
500,017
55.16
61.24
393,675
43.43
54.08
12,804
1.41
59.25
906,496
Total
816,429
727,928
21,611
1,565,968
The SAS System
IA Metro and rural --- Obama vote margin
The FREQ Procedure
Frequency
Table of metro by year
metro(Is in
metro?)
year
2008
2012
Total
Rural
-5,759
-34,742
-40,501
Micro
25,621
16,901
42,522
Metro
126,679
106,342
233,021
Total
146,541
88,501
235,042