More Maps

For someone who never did well in geography, I am surprisingly fascinated by maps lately. This one "preserves state boundaries while showing the states according to their relative population; on it, Wyoming is half as large as Rhode Island—which is as it should be, since Wyoming's population is half that of Rhode Island's":

This one "is a county-level map which is area-proportional, and where color shows how intensely the county went to either party":

Quite beautiful, isn't it? And another reminder, to those who are gloating, and to those who are rending their garments, that this election is not, in fact, a mandate; nor is it an indication that we have somehow become "two countries", one coastal and one interior. We are all mixed-up. So to speak.

Thanks to The Progressive Blog Alliance; Three-Toed Sloth; and Crooked Timber.

ADDED 09 November 02004:

This one "use[s] red, blue, and shades of purple to indicate percentages of voters":

 

Comments

[Cassandra Complex]

yep, maps have got me under their spell... check out some more over at my site...

[kdip]

I like your comment. We may disagree, but we are Americans together, and there is always another day.