go on then, show me the masses of people that live in these red districts. the only population center west of the cascades of any size is bend, and it's also solidly blue (thanks to the californians who moved there en masse).  go further east and it's just a lotta nothing. endless dry scrubland and desert mountains. very scenic. none of it can vote, though, nor does it serve any economic purpose. it's the geographic equivalent of filler.
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