Most Polarizing State

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Washington.

I remember a few months ago reading that a state senator had called for the state to be split right down the middle; dividing east and west.  The crux of the issue was the contentious Gregoire-Rossi election.  He argued that Eastern Washington and parts of the West voted for Rossi, while King County voted for Gregoire.  The same applies on the presidential level too.

You should see our Congressional vote map.



How is that for polarised?

What year is that?

2004. For congressional results.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

he made it himself.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I found the township map of NJ rather interesting:



It appears Kerry's support was mostly in a narrow band down the middle of the state and Bush won the vast majority of areas, something I wouldn't have expected.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

By about the same margin he lost the state actually.

I'd understand the NJ results more if I could figure out their census system, but I have no clue what defines a "Village", "Township", "City" or "Borough". In fact I've never even heard of the term "Borough" before except to describe the 5 different parts of NYC, although it appears to be the vast majority of places in NJ.