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.
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:
Some of Silliest & Funniest Named Governors & Other Politicians From 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:
How Long Has Each State Voted For The Same Party In US Presidential Elections
The maps below look at how long each state has voted for the same party in US Presidential elections. The maps come from 270toWin and I highly recommend you visit to play around with all their tools.
It should be noted that the states show the current number of electoral college votes as of 2024, not the number of votes they had that year.
Now on to the maps:
XKCD Explains The Cause Of Landscape Features Of The United States
The hidden text: ‘Well, there’s speculation that it’s due to a mantle hotspot.’ –a geologist who’s trying to cover up the fact that they didn’t hear your question
And for more here’s an explanation from Explain XKCD:
Every US State’s Favorite State Besides Their Own
The map above was created by Instagramer Matt Shirley and the data comes from his followers.
If you like this sort of map, you’ll probably like his book A Visual Learner’s Guide to Being a Grown-Up.
Here is the full list:
Countries That Use (Or Have Used) The F-14 Tomcat, Yes The Plane From Top Gun
The map above shows the rather interesting fact that one two countries ever used the F-14 Tomcat Fighter and one of them was Iran.
More on how this happened below:
Most Congressional Seats Ever Won By The Republicans vs The Most Won By The Democrats
The map above shows the congressional election where the most Republicans won seats (1920) and the where the Democrats won the most seats (just 16 years later in 1936).
In 1920, the Republicans won 302 seats compared to just 131 for the Democrats. But in 1936 the Democrats surpassed the Republican high-water mark winning 334 seats to just 88 for the Republicans (Progressives also 7 seats and 3 went to Farmer–Labor).
Here are the totals for all states for both years:
What Places Will Trump Mention During The State of the Union Address?
The map above looks at the Odds Trump will mention a country or US State in his State of The Union Address. The data comes from prediction market sites Polymarket and Kalshi.
Here’s the full list of locations with the odds as of Feb 23rd (odds may have since changed):
How Often Is You Country Mentioned In The Epstein Files?
The map above shows the number of times each country’s name appears in the Epstein files. I had an idea to do a similar map, but then I saw that reddit user Extreme-Shopping74 had beat me to.
Here are a few key things from the map:
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