anybody else notice that many states seem to be split into red & blue sctions?

[rurallib]

for instance I live in Iowa. The east is pretty blue, but western Iowa is like a totally different state. Illinois is Chicago and downstate.
Seems like the where the population congregates it is blue. Where there is plenty of open land it is red.
I think Oregon and Washington are this way also.

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[TransitJohn]

3. Nice broad brush there.

There are good liberals and progressives in every corner of the country. Don't be a jerk.

[TransitJohn]

2. Not true

People across the political spectrum live in every state. Here's electoral results from last Tuesday.
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http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/

[daninthemoon]

4. That's how it should be in any state. Take a look at Oklahoma, though.

Not a single county voted for Obama. I think it has a great deal to do with districting. Here in Lawton, the city is split in half with each half part of several rural counties.Even though we have the densest population, the surrounding counties determine our vote because their large land area has more people than each city half. Also, while the rest of the country had record shattering turnout to vote for Obama, Oklahoma's turned out to vote against him. McCain was irrelevant.

[skeewee08]

5. Nope

Oklahoma was the only State not to have one county for Obama, my husband told me to buy a lottery ticket(win) so we can move out of this State. He is not proud to be born in Oklahoma, however my home State represented big time Michigan.