| ] The map gives the superficial impression that the "red] states" dominate the country, since they cover far more
 ] area than the blue ones. However, as pointed out by many
 ] others, this is misleading because it fails to take into
 ] account the fact that most of the red states have small
 ] populations, whereas most of the blue states have large
 ] ones. The blue may be small in area, but they are large
 ] in terms of numbers of people, which is what matters in
 ] an election.
 ]
 ]
 ] We can correct for this by making use of a cartogram, a
 ] map in which the sizes of states have been rescaled
 ] according to their population.
 [ Neat. Particularly the last two maps...  -k] Election result maps |