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This map appears to have more blue than red, which is not an illusion: it reflects the fact that although there are only slightly more senators in the Democratic caucus than the Republican one (51 versus 49), the number of people in blue states significantly outnumbers the number of people in red ones, because the blue ones have higher populations on average. Using the latest figures from the US Census, for instance, we find that the total population of blue states is 167.9 million people, while the total population of red states is 125.2 million. (In this calculation, I split the populations of the purple states 50:50.) ...
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