This pattern applies in every U.S. state, which is one reason it's not very useful to think about "red states" vs. "blue states" beyond the Electoral College. I

This pattern applies in every U.S. state, which is one reason it's not very useful to think about "red states" vs. "blue states" beyond the Electoral College. In every state, there are mostly-blue cities, surrounded by purple exurbs, and then vast areas of mostly red. This is true in both "blue states" like New York [0] and "red states" like Missouri [1]. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york [1] https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/missouri https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/missouri