The SAS System
VA Metro and rural --- Votes
The FREQ Procedure
Frequency
Col Pct
Table of metro by year
metro(Is in
metro?)
year
2008
2012
Total
Rural
369,721
9.93
373,886
9.98
743,607
Micro
121,750
3.27
122,587
3.27
244,337
Metro
3,231,726
86.80
3,251,385
86.75
6,483,111
Total
3,723,197
3,747,858
7,471,055
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
164,239
44.42
8.38
200,556
54.25
11.63
4,926
1.33
12.73
369,721
Micro
48,955
40.21
2.50
71,245
58.52
4.13
1,550
1.27
4.00
121,750
Metro
1,746,307
54.04
89.12
1,453,193
44.97
84.24
32,226
1.00
83.27
3,231,726
Total
1,959,501
1,724,994
38,702
3,723,197
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
153,197
40.97
8.04
214,605
57.40
11.99
6,084
1.63
11.54
373,886
Micro
45,085
36.78
2.37
75,344
61.46
4.21
2,158
1.76
4.09
122,587
Metro
1,707,246
52.51
89.59
1,499,669
46.12
83.80
44,470
1.37
84.36
3,251,385
Total
1,905,528
1,789,618
52,712
3,747,858
The SAS System
VA Metro and rural --- Obama vote margin
The FREQ Procedure
Frequency
Table of metro by year
metro(Is in
metro?)
year
2008
2012
Total
Rural
-36,313
-61,408
-97,721
Micro
-22,291
-30,259
-52,550
Metro
293,110
207,577
500,687
Total
234,506
115,910
350,416