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:

    https://media.wired.com/photos/5b59eab77756071a9b78f1ee/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/Dasymetric-Dot-Density-w.jpg

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      Yeah… The shades of reds/blues blend together making it extremely difficult to tell the degrees of mixture…

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      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.

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    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.

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      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.

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        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?

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        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.

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      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.

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    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.

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    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.