Michael Gastner, Cosma Shalizi, Mark Newman/University of Michigan
"The contrast between what we were hearing and the way the map looked was striking to us," says physicist Mark Newman, who, with his colleagues at the University of Michigan, created the cartogram above. It reflects population (bulges around California and New York show the size of their cities), the distribution of electoral college votes, and the slimness of some majorities (purple areas were a near draw). The result? A more nuanced view of a country where Republicans and Democrats are the closest of neighbors.
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