One more take...

...on the red/blue/purple-ness of the U.S.
I like this one the most, I think, as it keeps the states in their undistorted geographic locations while still showing their relative electoral importance and leanings. Good work.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/s4/86431.html

(I'm presuming that everybody's already seen these earlier views.)

(via Rebecca's Pocket)

Update: Tom Tomorrow pulls together some interesting actual words about these cultural divides, for those looking for more analysis than visual representations...