With this in mind, online publisherVisual Capitalistreimagined the U.S. map, scaling each state according to its population.

To understand how Americas population is spread out, Visual Capitalist gathered data from the2024 Census Bureau.

This is due to much of the land in these states being covered by parks and farmland.

States Resized by Population by Visual Capitalist

Meanwhile, Vermont and Wyoming both have the smallest populations, with just 600,000 people each.

Visual Capitalist sought to redraw the map to explore how populations influence votes.

Check out the map above and find more fascinating infographics from Visual Capitalist onInstagram.