While swing states dominate election coverage, there’s another electoral geography worth examining. Twenty states and Washington, DC have remained remarkably consistent in their presidential voting patterns since 1988, creating a stable foundation beneath the shifting political landscape. Which states have never wavered, and what does their geographical distribution tell us about American political geography?
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Have you ever pictured a spot with 241 million people that isn’t even a country? That’s Uttar Pradesh in India, home to more folks than Brazil or Nigeria. If it stood on its own, it’d be the sixth biggest nation by population.
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Some maps try to do the impossible. The World GeoHistogram squeezes 9,000 years of civilization onto a single poster—compare Ancient Rome with the Mongol Empire, see when Alexander conquered Persia, figure out which civilizations actually existed at the same time. It’s ambitious, messy, and genuinely useful for understanding historical connections.
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US states with Democratic or Republican governor wins over last six elections: Washington all six Democratic, Texas all six Republican, Arizona even three each, plus regional trends and surprises like Kansas four Democratic.
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In 1910, Europe had the most extensive railway network it would ever see. Then came two world wars, redrawn borders, and the automobile. By 2000, the countries that pioneered railways were systematically tearing them up.
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Pull up Google Trends for holiday pie searches and you’ll see something unexpected: America’s pie map looks different than it did five years ago. The South’s pecan pie territory shrank dramatically. New England’s letting go of apple pie. And pumpkin? It’s taking over almost everywhere. What happened to our regional baking traditions?
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Dante wrote the Divine Comedy, but he also spent years documenting what he thought of Italian peoples region by region. Romans had ugly appearances and were “lurid.” Sardinians were “apes” who weren’t even Italian. Florentines were “spawn of Satan.” Sicilians were cruel and hypocritical. This map from his 1302-1305 treatise shows his stereotypes spread across medieval Italy.
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Most of the United States gets colder in winter than Victoria, British Columbia. This temperature comparison map shows exactly which American regions stay warmer than Canada’s mildest city.
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Water resources on our planet follow uneven paths. The Amazon River alone moves more water than the next seven largest rivers combined.
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Two climate projection maps show exactly where America’s rainfall patterns will change by mid-century. Most regions will get wetter, but some will get drier, and certain areas face storms that dump enormous amounts of water in dangerously short periods.
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