Where Catalans Desire Independence
The results of the latest regional elections inwards Catalonia present a similar geographical dissever betwixt urban in addition to rural voters equally has been seen inwards other recent elections to a greater extent than or less the world. After both the U.S. Presidential election in addition to the Brexit plebiscite inwards the Britain many observers noted divergent voting patterns amid rural in addition to urban voters. In both these cases poorer, to a greater extent than rural areas showed to a greater extent than back upward for the anti-establishment candidate or position. The to a greater extent than affluent in addition to urban areas were to a greater extent than probable to vote for what were seen equally the institution candidate or position.
This geographical dissever inwards supporting the institution or anti-establishment pose tin move seen inwards the to a greater extent than or less recent Catalan regional elections. Last calendar week nosotros looked at La Vanguardia's interactive map of the Catalan Regional Election, which shows the political political party alongside the to a greater extent than or less votes inwards each municipality. This map revealed that the Pro-Independence parties did best inwards rural areas of Catalan, piece the pro-Unionist parties got their best results inwards to a greater extent than populated, urban areas.
This urban - rural dissever for Catalan independence is examined to a greater extent than closely past times El Diario. El Diario's Analysis of 21D uses a serial of charts, cartograms in addition to maps to examine how back upward for the pro in addition to anti independence political parties has changed since the terminal regional elections. It too examines where in that place is to a greater extent than or less back upward for independence inwards the portion in addition to which areas present to a greater extent than or less back upward for remaining a business office of Spain.
The pro-Unionist parties won the bulk of votes inwards the large cities. While the rural areas inwards the portion showed the to a greater extent than or less back upward for independence. However this urban-rural dissever isn't the entirely designing picked upward past times El Diario's analysis. Perhaps unsurprisingly ane of the strongest indicators of a high independence vote inwards a municipality is the per centum of its inhabitants born inwards Catalonia. Those municipalities alongside the to a greater extent than or less voters born inwards Catalonia showed the biggest back upward for independence. Non-Catalan born voters were to a greater extent than probable to vote for pro-Unionist parties in addition to these voters tend to alive inwards the large cities in addition to to a greater extent than urban areas of Catalan.
