These are the county-election-results maps from President Bush's first and second terms. (2000 below and 2004 on top. Double-click to enlarge.)
I realize that "land" does not vote. People vote, and yet these maps are helpful in assessing the geo-political trends of certain "pockets" of the voting population. It is published below the open letter to President Bush to illustrate a point germane to some of the very civil debate in the comments above.
I don't mean to over simplify the election process, but maps such as these do help underscore the enormous influence of Hollywood and the five major coastal cities of California, as well as the news and media outlets of New York. One may also see the leanings of the Hispanic vote in the border areas of southern FL, TX,NM, AZ, and CA. The major urban areas of Detroit, Chicago, Philly, Pittsburg, and other large cities in the Midwest also went Democrat. But obviously the vast majority of voters in what Californians and Easterners call the "fly-over" states went with President Bush. This was barely noted at the time, and even less noted (though probably largely true) in the final years of Bush 43's time in office..
