Red States Versus Blue States: Who's Better at Sports in 2016?

We tallied the records of red and blue state teams to see who really runs sports in America.

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Election Day in America is already well under way, and the world's most powerful nation still has no idea who will be piloting this ship come January. But we have all night to worry about who will be President. This is about what's really important—sports bragging rights.

With the United States of America more fractured than anytime in recent memory, it seems as if the Red vs. Blue battle lines have already clearly been drawn. But which side is the best when it comes to sports? Do red states dominate football? Do blue states dominate basketball? Would anyone care if we pretended like the NHL didn't exist? Check out below as we break down the regular season records of red state teams and blue state teams (using fivethirtyeight.com's most up to date polling map) to find out which side of the aisle owns American athletics. 

National Basketball Association

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