Monday, September 3, 2012

Red State / Blue State - Does Ideology matter?

In some respects the US is a great laboratory for testing ideology.  50 states all abiding by the same rules on the Federal level, but setting many of their own rules on the State level.   Here is some data I would like to see - anyone willing to help?

The 5 most Red statesbased on historical voting patterns
Top three industries in the state economy

The 5 most blue states based on historical voting patterns
Top three industries in the State Economy

For each of these 10 states data on:

Lifespan -

Infant mortality  -

Health care expense per capita -

Percentage without health insurance -

average income

percent below the Federal poverty line

Per student spending
elementary
college

Average School ranking

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