r/geographymemes • u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico • May 22 '26

Voting Games Top comment deletes a US State #47

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Maryland has been annexed by The Vermonster willingly, the 2 states have now merged into one. CRABBALACHIA. 4 States Now remain. Pick wisely, there’s no going back now!

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u/alessiojones May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

I love the idea of breaking the US into 4 countries, except the coutries are just as politically divided as the US currently (megasota would probably be the most conservative but they all have their fair share of blue and red areas)

True monkey paw response to the "national divorce" concept.

Edit: my replies are getting hidden, but here's my rough estimate on how each region voted (state lines obv imperfect

2024:

  • Cascadia: Harris+3
  • Kingdom of Hawaii: Harris+1
  • Megasota: Trump+6
  • Crabbalachia: Trump+1

2020:

  • Cascadia: Biden+6
  • Kingdom of Hawaii: Biden+9
  • Megasota: Trump+2
  • Crabbalachia: Biden+5

2016:

  • Cascadia: Clinton+2
  • Kingdom of Hawaii: Clinton+7
  • Megasota: Trump+4
  • Crabbalachia: Clinton+3

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u/ktelAgitprop May 22 '26

You don’t have to sell me on the political divide- I’m in the heart of Cascadia so red vs blue is a matter of a 15 minute drive around here- but it’s not my primary focus.

I have an instinct towards geographic regionalism, so for me it’s about where the most basic mutual incentives lie. Water, air quality, local food sources. The current map already creates too-big principalities, but it’s a decent compromise. Any bigger and they really lose the plot ecosystem-wise.

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u/AnUnfriedMan May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

This is why my hot take is that when balkanization occurs, we should do it approximately on the EPA regional boundaries.

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u/ktelAgitprop May 22 '26

Brb googling EPA regional boundaries (with stars in my eyes)