Enlarge graphic by: Matt Stiles

A few days ago, we noted the geographic similarities in the statewide performance of Democrats Bill White and Barack Obama in their respective (and losing) Texas campaigns. The same patterns held true in Harris County, where the former Houston mayor narrowly defeated incumbent Gov. Rick Perry, according to precinct-by-precinct maps.

View county-by-county thematic maps visualizing the partisan breakdown and turnout in the 2010 governor's race. 

Gov. Rick Perry's new book, Fed Up!, has 56,000 words, but "federal," "government," "people," "Washington" and "states" are the most commonly used. 

Texas is — at least geographically — more red after Tuesday's GOP wave.