Patrick Ottenhoff

Patrick Ottenhoff has been writing The Electoral Map blog since 2007. A former staff writer for National Journal Group and project manager at New Media Strategies, he now attends Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. More

Patrick Ottenhoff attends Georgetown McDonough School of Business in the Class of 2012. He previously served as a project manager in the Public Affairs Practice of New Media Strategies and was a staff writer for National Journal Group. Patrick has been writing The Electoral Map blog since 2007. As the name implies, the blog covers news and commentary at the intersection of politics and geography, but it also analyzes the stories, people, culture, sports, and food behind the maps and the votes. Patrick is a native Virginian and graduate of Union College in New York. You can follow The Electoral Map on Twitter and Facebook, and follow Patrick on YouTube.
In South Carolina, the Economy May Favor Romney

In South Carolina, the Economy May Favor Romney

Wealth gains in the Palmetto State may make it a more corporate -- and Bain -- friendly political climate than you'd think. More »

Burgers, Beer, and Breakfast: An American Food Road Trip

Burgers, Beer, and Breakfast: An American Food Road Trip

Driving from Washington, D.C., to San Jose, a writer discovers some of the best regional specialties the country has to offer More »

Can Obama Win Warren Buffett's Hometown Again?

Can Obama Win Warren Buffett's Hometown Again?

Obama won Omaha in 2008, but a victory may not be so easy in the next presidential election More »

Testaments to Better Times Still Stand Solid in Pittsburgh

Testaments to Better Times Still Stand Solid in Pittsburgh

The city's natives flock to greener pastures like Charlotte and Atlanta, but those places lack the charm of the old steal city More »

Where Does the South Begin?

Where Does the South Begin?

Roads? Religion? Accent? Food? Which factor dictates where the North ends? More »

83% of Congressional Districts Trended Republican in 2010

83% of Congressional Districts Trended Republican in 2010

Mapping out the political whiplash More »

Republicans Roll from the Eastern Shore to the Western Slope

Republicans Roll from the Eastern Shore to the Western Slope

The White House may have to come to grips with the fact that it's looking at the Bush/Kerry map as its blueprint for 2012 More »

Your Map Guide for Poll Closings

Your Map Guide for Poll Closings

Which states to watch, and when More »

Foursquare to Map Real-Time Voter Turnout

Foursquare to Map Real-Time Voter Turnout

Tomorrow, the social media site will track the volume and gender of voters who "check in" at their polling places More »

Where Will Voters Declare Their Independence?

Where Will Voters Declare Their Independence?

Americans like to think of themselves as less tied to political parties than they really are More »

Democrats Steel Themselves for Lumps of Coal

Democrats Steel Themselves for Lumps of Coal

Appalachian voters are not taking kindly to House Democrats scrambling to explain their votes for cap-and-trade More »

Google Maps and the Best Election Resource of 2010

Google Maps and the Best Election Resource of 2010

In an exciting development for politics geeks, Google provides one-stop shopping for electoral maps, race ratings, and candidate research More »

Volatility at an Historic High

Volatility at an Historic High

The Ohio River Valley has always flip-flopped between parties--but now, the rest of the country is just as fickle More »

Yankees Fans, Red Sox Fans, and the Connecticut Senate Race

Yankees Fans, Red Sox Fans, and the Connecticut Senate Race

This state is starkly divided by class (and baseball), making the race between Blumenthal and McMahon one to watch More »

A Philadelphian Rests His Hopes on Steelers Country

A Philadelphian Rests His Hopes on Steelers Country

To win the only district in the country that voted for John Kerry and John McCain, Joe Sestak will have to cater to an idiosyncratic region More »

A Reagan Comparison the White House Wants to Make

A Reagan Comparison the White House Wants to Make

Reagan had lower employment figures and approval ratings at the end of his first term than Obama does now--and it didn't turn out all too badly for him More »

Pre-Elections, Mapping Foreclosures, and Poverty

Pre-Elections, Mapping Foreclosures, and Poverty

Sky-high metrics in some states present tricky politics for both parties More »

A Frontier Divided

A Frontier Divided

Alaska, a political, economic, and geographic oddity, split pretty evenly for Miller and Murkowski More »

A Sober Oktoberfest for Feingold

A Sober Oktoberfest for Feingold

The senator may be smart to give up on Wisconsin voters of German descent--they're among the most Republican in the state More »

Pelosi and the San Francisco Earthquake of 2010

Pelosi and the San Francisco Earthquake of 2010

The House Speaker's urban constituents differ dramatically from those her colleagues are attempting to woo More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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