Thank you for your very cogent reply. I agree that the county-by-county map is the best way to view the country simply because it does highlight the Balkanization of our country. As a public service, it would be even better if the map identified the particular cities infested with the Red Death. Granted, there have always been city v. country differences and differences within given states. The problem is that we have changed from a "melting pot" to a mixed salad with every sub-group demanding that the group accommodate its particular differences, whether those differences be racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, or food prohibition. "I'm special. Revolve your world around me."
I've been reading Jordan Peterson's book "12 Rules for Life" and have just gotten to the point where he warns about letting unsocialized children set the rules, which in my mind is a microcosm of the country's basic "whining and demanding" problem, but exacerbated by unrighteous lawyers. When a group of foreigners in a third country file a lawsuit against the president of the United States claiming that he is violating their rights under the U.S. Constitution, we have a very basic conceptual problem regarding the purpose and powers of government.