Not that I put much credence into partisan corollaries but a recent Internet Week article caught my attention, Blue, Red State Broadband Penetration Mirrors Election Results.

“While these disparities are largely related to variations in household income across the states, these differences are strikingly similar to the state-by-state splits in the 2004 presidential election,” said Bruce Leichtman, the market research firm’s president and principal analyst, in a statement.

There is something to be said for the relationship between wealth and the increased opportunities for information gathering and analysis. Make of it what you will.