Compared to constantly seeing the "winner takes all" election result maps, I think this type of map is a good reminder that a strong diversity of opinion exists in most states.
I thought Texas was extremely red what?!?!
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2024
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Texas is big and tends to go red in the winner-takes-all system, but it also has more blue voters than some states have voters total.
Texas is gerrymandered to hell which means their reps and state legislature are very Republican. But it's purple enough people recently frequently hope they can flip a Senate seat there.
I really like the maps that also indicate population, like this dot density map:
Right, because land doesn't vote; citizens do.
Let me introduce you to the US Senate.
That split right down the middle is quite satisfying.
That line is where the party gets started.
In case you aren't American, that line is the Great Plains. It's basically the dividing line between where it historically gets enough rain to farm, and where it's dry enough that farming gives way to ranching.
Interesting! Which side is which?
Washington isn't purple. Washington is two States split in half by the Cascade mountains. It's all blue on the West side, and all red on the East side.
As someone on the east side, it hurts. I know Washington state was the only state to go more blue this election, but I'm sure the part that wants to become Super Idaho did their best (worst?) to change that.
At least people are still pretty friendly over there, and really down to earth. I spent some time in Eastern Washington this spring and had a really good time. I was in a small town and it seemed like a long lost piece of Americana.
I mean, it's all blueberries in tomato soup, if you go granular enough.
Ranked Choice, please!
This is literally the best thing that could happen to our democracy, in my opinion. Unfortunately it requires the 2 major parties to agree to give up some of their influence, so...
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I like this, a lot of red states proudly dote that they're all red, but that's just not the case. Blues are usually more urban, and in smaller areas so it looks more red, but really most states are pretty purple.
This makes it look like the US was beaten with a baseball bat and thrown from a moving car ... which makes sense because Americans have been beating themselves silly for years.
This would be greatly improved by using a third color as the direct center, IMO - E.g. Blue->Yellow->Red.
Right now, it's basically impossible to differentiate anyone in the middle 50% or so.
You could adjust the alpha to population density.
Where's the data from?
I believe this is the source of the image:
So what you are saying is the whole country is shades of lavender?