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The 30 Most Democratic & 30 Most Republican Major Cities In The US

Last Updated: September 28, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The 30 Most Democratic Cities

The two maps here come from Josh Metcalf at VoteHub and show the 30 most Democratic and 30 most Republican major metro areas from the top 100 in the United States.

The data is based on the 2024 presidential results within CBSA boundaries.

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23 Fascinating DNA Distance Maps From Heatmappr

Last Updated: September 25, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The following maps all come from X/Twitter user @heatmappr and show DNA Distance Heatmaps (aka how genetically similar one group is with another).

You can get Custom Genetic Heatmap Maps from their online store here.

And as always these maps are meant to be fun and not taken too seriously.

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The Best, Worst, Most Underrated & Overrated Cities In Each US State

Last Updated: September 26, 2026 33 Comments

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The following four maps come from @mattsurelee‘s Instagram page and are solely based on a survey of his users.

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Where Is Your Country’s First Floor?

Last Updated: September 25, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Where Is Your Country's First Floor?

Map created by reddit user depredador93

The map above shows one of the odder things about the world, not all countries define the first floor of a building the same way. For example, In Canada and the US the first floor is the floor at street level.

But, in the UK the floor at street level is called the ground floor and the next level up is called the first floor.

Something I found slightly confusing when I moved from Canada to the UK!

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Who Are You Genetically Closer To? 31 Maps Reveal The Answer

Last Updated: September 22, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Recently, twitter user @47Tolkien has been posting some interesting genetic maps showing which areas of the world are more genetically similar to one group or country than another.

The data comes from https://mygeneticmaps.com/, here’s what he says about the maps:

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Why Do Chicagoans Hate Ketchup On Hot Dogs?

Last Updated: September 21, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Why Do Chicagoans Hate Ketchup On Hot Dogs?

The map above shows the places in the US where it’s acceptable for adults to put ketchup on a hot dog and Chicago.

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Can You Find These 26 US Cities On Blank Map Of The United States?

Last Updated: September 18, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Can You Find These 26 US Cities On Blank Map Of The United States?

Look at the map above and see if you can figure out where the following 26 cities are located.

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Maps of How Each Region Of The US Voted In Every Presidential Election From 1948 to 2024

Last Updated: September 10, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Here are just a few fun maps showing how each US region voted in Presidential elections from 1948 to 2024.

The Northeast

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Countries With A Larger Military Than The UK In 1900 vs 2026

Last Updated: September 10, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Countries With A Larger Military Than The UK In 1900 vs 2026

The map above supposedly comes from the IISS (The International Institute for Strategic Studies) and shows which countries in 1900 (using modern borders) had more active miliary personnel than the United Kingdom in 1900 compared to today.

Getting data for the numbers in 1900 is actually difficult (can’t find them published online), but Data Is Beautiful has estimates that vary slightly from the map which you can see below:

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Why Does Canada’s Capital City of Ottawa Have a Street Named After President Donald Trump?

Last Updated: September 7, 2026 2 Comments

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Why Does Canada's Capital City of Ottawa Have a Street Named After President Donald Trump?

Although it’s hard to believe given President Trump’s stance towards Canada in his second term, Ottawa really does have a Trump Avenue.

And unlike a number of other Canadian and other locations containing the word “Trump,” it wad deliberately named after Donald Trump.

Why is there a Trump Avenue in Ottawa?

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Filed Under: Canada

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