Here's what the US presidential election map looks like adjusted for population

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Republican Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Shale Insight energy conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

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New 2016 election data released this week shows where Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican President-elect Donald Trump won and lost.

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After each of the last four presidential elections, University of Michigan physicist Mark Newman has produced a series of maps showing the results, while rescaling states and counties by population. The results are fascinating, and show a country largely split between deep-blue cities and a scarlet-red countryside.

Here are Newman's maps showing the results of the 2016 election.