Take a look at the map above... can you not face that?
Sure I can. Look at the results from '60 and '76 and call me back.
Why don't you post the county election map and then you'll see my point. There was an awful lot of red in the northeast and intense spots of blue in the south.
Maybe in your world, everything is black & white but from where I sit, there are lots of shades of gray.