It is just a fact of American politics that some states are blue and others are red -- that is that some states are pretty reliably Democratic and others lean heavily toward the Republicans.
The Hill did a study of each American state and placed them on a continuum from the bluest to the reddest state (using the voting trends and history of each individual state -- including votes in recent presidential elections, breakdown of congressional delegations, the parties of the last three governors, and control of state legislatures).
They found that the bluest state is Washington, and the reddest state is Alabama. Using their findings, I list below the 15 bluest and 15 reddest states in the United States.
15 BLUEST STATES
1. Washington
2. Minnesota
3. Oregon
4. California
5. Rhode Island
6. New York
7. Massachusetts
8. Maryland
9. Michigan
10. Wisconsin
11. Maine
12. Illinois
13. Hawaii
14.Connecticut
15. Vermont
15 REDDEST STATES
1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Idaho
4. Kansas
5. Mississippi
6. Nebraska
7. Oklahoma
8. Utah
9. Wyoming
10. South Carolina
11. Texas
12. North Dakota
13. South Dakota
14. Arizona
15. Georgia
really don't see how michigan can be #7. governors, 2 of the last 3 were Rep, state leg both houses controlled by Rep, US house representative 9 to 5 Rep, senate and presidential Dem. 7 seems a little high toward the blue side when most of the numbers point to red. i'm hoping that there is more of a swing toward blue this trip though.
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