And in that scenario the grey zones are mostly devoid of people
God another numb nut mindless zombie liberal special ed victim. First of all, Hillary Clinton is simply winning the popular vote by about 500K voters because of the inanity of California. A huge cauldron of human waste and filth and ill repute. But alas, your Hollywood idols bask there so it must be the place to be

. Thus removing California, DJT in the 49 other states would be ahead by approximately 2 to 2.5 million votes when it is all said and done.
The Electoral college was created believe it or not to give the poorer less populous states a voice. That is the meaning of those maps shown very eloquently above. What is hilarious is that the blue areas usually define the urban areas with high crime and abject poverty separated by aghast a line where the rich live. New Yorkers voted overwhelmingly for Shillary but try to get your average multi-millionaire Manhattanite out of the city and into poverty stricken areas of New York for one night. The horrors, I vote to look good and state that I am a good person, but damnit if I want to associate or mingle with "those" people. Thus, the crux of the matter is Democrats vote the way they do for only three reasons.
They are idealists like the Sanders supporters who dream of milk and honey and endless solar / wind power. Where electricity is a thing of the past. The post - racial nation. Then, there are the ones we Republicans associate with Democrats. The lazy, uninspired, entitled ilk who pay no taxes but want everything to be free....whether it is college or birth control pills. Finally, you have your exceedingly wealthy Democrats like the Hollywood effete who would not every freely mingle with a black person unless they were their maid or butler, but vote Democratic as it eases their white guilt. There you have it in a nutshell.
Dipshits like 240...i.e. Saintanger....i.e. JackSpankme....i.e. burningstrawman...i.e. same poster are just lowly educated, welfare boys looking for a handout from mom and dad as they can't afford their own place.