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NCAA Map of Division I, II & III Teams (Including Full School List)

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 Leave a Comment

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NCAA Map of Division I, II & III Teams

Credit Reddit user PattyOkane
The map above shows the logos for the various NCAA teams across Division I, II, & III. PattyOkane who created the map stated:

“I created a NCAA map that consists of every D1 D2 and D3 team in the country. Took me around 3 weeks to complete.”

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Manhattan vs Java

Last Updated: May 12, 2026 3 Comments

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Manhattan vs Java

The map above above shows a surprising fact. Manhattan has an estimated total GDP just over $1 trillion USD but only 1,665,510 residents meaning GDP per capita is a staggering $604,619.

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Major US Regions As Voted by Reddit

Last Updated: May 5, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Major US Regions As Voted by Reddit

All of these maps come from reddit user DM_me_fun_stuff_pls who also did a survey on 24 Ways Redditors Would Divide Europe.

For these maps he explains:

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Countries Where US Governors Have Been Born

Last Updated: May 5, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Countries Where US Governors Have Been Born

Map created by reddit user dphayteeyl
The map above shows which countries US governors have been born in. And below you can find the full list of governors who have been born outside the United States:

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Map of 1 Party States In the 119th United States Congress

Last Updated: May 1, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Map of 1 Party States In the 119th United States Congress

The map above shows which US states have House Representatives from only 1 party as of the 119th Us Congress. Below is a full list of numbers for all states:

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What If The US Had The Canadian Electoral System (~100k per district)

Last Updated: April 27, 2026 1 Comment

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What If The US Had The Canadian Electoral System (~100k per district)

Map created by reddit user AegeanRepublic

The map above shows what the US House would look like if it had 100k people per district vs the over 750k people per district today.

Overall, you’d have a house with 3,350 members, which in this map would mean 1692 Democrats and 1658 Republicans.

About the inserst:

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The Largest Possible (Non-contiguous) Congressional District In Every Western State

Last Updated: April 27, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The Largest Possible (Non-contiguous) Congressional District In Every Western State

The map above was created by reddit user Tiny_Big_4998 who explains what it shows:

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When US States Became States Relative To Other Countries

Last Updated: April 10, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Ok so the title is a little confusing but hopefully when you look at the maps it will make a bit more sense.

The first map shows who the reigning British Monarch was when the US state became a state.

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Only 5 States Have Ever Had An African-American State Governor

Last Updated: April 2, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Only 5 States Have Ever Had An African-American State Governor

The map above shows a rather shocking state as of 2025, only 5 US states had ever had an African-American State Governor (all men), and in the case of Louisiana that was well over a century ago during the era of reconstruction.

More about the the 5/6 men below:

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Some of Silliest & Funniest Named Governors & Other Politicians From Each State

Last Updated: April 24, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Most Intense White Governor names for each state

The tweet above, shows of the funniest (or as the tweet states whitest) names for governors from each US state.

Here is the map in slightly larger size below with a summary of each of them:

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