9mo ago

USA map showing the relative mix of red/blue by state

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.

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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.
- 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.
  
  That line is where the party gets started.
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...
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.
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.
- I mean, it's all blueberries in tomato soup, if you go granular enough.
- 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.
  
  Ah you mean White Insurrectionist Matt Shea who wanted to take the racist parts of East Washington and the racist parts of Idaho (which is most of the state) and form a new State?
this is a terrible infographic
- Yeah... The shades of reds/blues blend together making it extremely difficult to tell the degrees of mixture...
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I thought Texas was extremely red what?!?!
- 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.
- 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.
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.
You could adjust the alpha to population density.
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.
Where's the data from?
- I believe this is the source of the image:
  https://purplestatesofamerica.org/
  
  So what you are saying is the whole country is shades of lavender?

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