The conservative (red) side of the nation often likes to show this map which makes the election look like a red landslide:

However, this a map showing land, and land does not vote, people do.

Here is what the map looks like showing population centers, where the dots are sized according to the county population:

Data and graphic credit https://www.core77.com/posts/90771/A-Great-Example-of-Better-Data-Visualization-This-Voting-Map-GIF

This makes much more sense and gives a visual representation of the population centers in our country.

It does become obvious, however, that cities and college towns vote blue, the rural areas vote red.

Warning: This specific map is based on the results of the 2016 election – [note that Maricopa County (Phoenix, Arizona) shows red], but it gives a good idea regardless.