Glen Contrarian
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- Fourteen of the fifteen states with the lowest average income are RED states.
- Thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest average education are RED states.
- If we count Washington D.C. as a full-fledged state, nine out of the fifteen states with the worst murder rates are RED states. Indeed, the murder rate in the South as a whole is the highest in the nation, more than 150% the murder rate in the Northeast.
- The ten states with the worst divorce rates are all RED states.
- Twelve of the fifteen states with the highest teen pregancy rates are RED states (but this reference shows it's actually 14 of 15 are RED states)
- Thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest rates of health insurance coverage are RED states.
- If we again count Washington D.C. as a state, thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest life expectancies are RED states.
- Ten of the fifteen states with the highest birth mortality rates are RED states.
There is no question - generally speaking, blue states have a higher standard of living and are better places to raise a family than red states - and for those who may be eager to point to the problems in the biggest cities, those cities are not the states as a whole and the point does not detract from the above advantages that blue states generally have as a whole over red states.
But there's a twist - none of these are due to liberal governance or conservative governance. Let's leave it up to the readers to see if they can figure out why that is!
- Thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest average education are RED states.
- If we count Washington D.C. as a full-fledged state, nine out of the fifteen states with the worst murder rates are RED states. Indeed, the murder rate in the South as a whole is the highest in the nation, more than 150% the murder rate in the Northeast.
- The ten states with the worst divorce rates are all RED states.
- Twelve of the fifteen states with the highest teen pregancy rates are RED states (but this reference shows it's actually 14 of 15 are RED states)
- Thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest rates of health insurance coverage are RED states.
- If we again count Washington D.C. as a state, thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest life expectancies are RED states.
- Ten of the fifteen states with the highest birth mortality rates are RED states.
There is no question - generally speaking, blue states have a higher standard of living and are better places to raise a family than red states - and for those who may be eager to point to the problems in the biggest cities, those cities are not the states as a whole and the point does not detract from the above advantages that blue states generally have as a whole over red states.
But there's a twist - none of these are due to liberal governance or conservative governance. Let's leave it up to the readers to see if they can figure out why that is!