The following maps were the result of a post-election USA TODAY analysis in November ... Rather than showing strictly red or blue, a shade of purple represents how votes were cast.

To see how people around the country voted for the next United States president, NBC News' live election map is below. For a view of how people voted for president in sections of Illinois ...

The detailed map accumulates available voting data from each election precinct, color coding showing the candidate each precinct voted for, and deepening in shade where the margin is largest.

repainting the map in different shades of red, blue and purple as they go—which could be the difference maker in a close election, according to a Realtor.com report released Tuesday.

While still blue, New Jersey tightened the political gap this election, with nearly 20% of North Jersey communities flipping to a shade of red. About 1.3 million voters cast ballots in Bergen ...