How about wording it like this: the density of racists in a red state is statistically significantly higher than that of a blue state.<p>But I'd agree, considering America is a salad bowl of cultures, it's probably more tolerant than most homogenous countries out there. Of course being a salad bowl, you'll get more <i>collisions</i> too which is why it may <i>seem</i> like America is less tolerant of different cultures. More homogenous countries simply have less foreigners to be racist towards.