These are the results of the Brexit Referendum on the 23rd June 2016. The results were so close that we can see United Kingdom is evenly divided into two groups. Looking at the results by the UK map and the top 17 areas that voted for remain or leave the European Union (EU), I personally think that the division of vote decision are related to the distribution of income in the country. Most of the urban areas voted for remain and the outskirts chosen to leave. Maybe most of elite group in the urban areas see the benefits of remaining in the EU but not the rest. Perhaps, this group have more knowledge about EU and how it function or the other way round.
Another interesting fact about this referendum results are the choices made by Scotland and Northern Ireland. I'm surprised that high majority choose to remain in EU
If we have more demographic data of all these areas, we could then tell more about the results. For now, I strongly belief that UK will remain as a Great Britain in the world.
What say you?
*Results screenshot from Financial Times mobile website: https://ig.ft.com/sites/elections/2016/uk/eu-referendum/index.html
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