how do you rank geographic advantage?

[Nyvin]

Population density of rural areas is another important item.   It's probably one of the main reasons western states are trending Dem,  the main suburbs trend D and there's hardly any rural population to trend R, so the state slips away from Republicans.

Also why in the midwest it's so punishing for Democrats to lose support in rural areas.  States like Ohio and Missouri have huge rural populations that make up a big portion of the state and once those swung R the state was gone.