Western Cdn. prov. vs. bordering US states: Which boundaries do you like better?

[King of Kensington]

Do you think the eastern and western boundaries are better placed between the Western Canadian provinces and their American neighbors?

[Gass3268]

Canada's are much cleaner.

[King of Kensington]

So if the Western Canadian provinces had the same eastern and western borders as their US neighbors:

Steinbach MB would be with NW Ontario.

Winnipeg would be straddling a provincial border.

Portage la Prairie and Brandon MB, and Yorkton and Estevan SK would be together in another province.

Regina, Saskatoon and the rest of Saskatchewan would be together with the bulk of Alberta, as would the Kootenays in BC.

A northern "Idaho" would make little sense but it would take in a sliver of the BC interior, Jasper, Grande Prairie etc.

And then BC's border would be just east of Nelson.

[King of Kensington]

Meanwhile on the US side:

Washington State would take in northern Idaho and stretch out to Missoula.

Butte, Great Falls and Helena would be together in another state south of Alberta.

South of Saskatchewan, the eastern half of Montana, including Billings, would be with the western third or so of North Dakota (including the Williston area oil patch).

Then south of Manitoba you have two-thirds of North Dakota (including the cities of Bismarck, Grand Forks and Fargo) with the "great plains" third or so of Minnesota.

[Nyvin]

Canada's seem to follow the natural geography much better,  not surprising when you see all the straight lines the US uses.   Canada uses straight lines too, but not quite as often.

[jimrtex]

So if the Western Canadian provinces had the same eastern and western borders as their US neighbors:

A northern "Idaho" would make little sense but it would take in a sliver of the BC interior, Jasper, Grande Prairie etc.

The Idaho panhandle would run up through the Rocky Mountain Trench into the Yukon to the Arctic Ocean.

74 40 or Fight!

[Goldwater]

Meanwhile on the US side:

Washington State would take in northern Idaho and stretch out to Missoula.

Butte, Great Falls and Helena would be together in another state south of Alberta.

South of Saskatchewan, the eastern half of Montana, including Billings, would be with the western third or so of North Dakota (including the Williston area oil patch).

Then south of Manitoba you have two-thirds of North Dakota (including the cities of Bismarck, Grand Forks and Fargo) with the "great plains" third or so of Minnesota.

That would certainly be interesting. I wonder how the politics of these sates would change, if there even is any significant change?

[King of Kensington]

My guess:

"Washington State" would still be D, and have more electoral votes.

Central Montana - not sure, but probably GOP.

Eastern Montana/West Dakota would be very Republican, though with a large Native American D voting minority.

Guessing East Dakota/West Minnesota would be Republican. 

[Jeppe]

Adding Western Canada would flip all of the states towards the Democrats. Even the one with Alberta, Democrats poll above Republicans by good margins there, and the population is much higher than Idaho or any other state's.