Or in other words, states in an alt. US where state borders are based purely on the distance from the nearest capital city. A map that is created that shows areas classed to different points in a two-dimensional space is called a "Voronoi diagram".
Here is the map:
http://www.howderfamily.com/graphics/blog/states-closest-capital-1.pngBiggest difference that jumps out at me is that Los Angeles is now part of Arizona. Memphis would also be in Arkansas, Tennessee would instead control such marvelous strongholds of liberal thought like Bowling Green, Paducah, and the basically abandoned "city" of Cairo (pronounced Kay-row). My home state of Ohio would lean just a bit more to the right with the loss of Hamilton County, but we still have the much stronger leftist stronghold of Cuyahoga County counting to offset the sticks. Illinois no longer has Cook County, but it takes St. Louis from Missouri. MO is being pushed even further to the right as it gives up Kansas City to Kansas, and loses many EVs.
Washington DC still exists, although now it's entirely surrounded by a larger Maryland. Alaska and Hawaii are unchanged.
So, what do you think? Do you think this alternative USA would make elections better for the GOP, the Democrats, or just make them different without giving a clear advantage to either party?
