re: Why are all those northern Midwest/Great Lakes states so liberal?

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But there are A LOT of Catholics in the midwestern cities. It's not as dominant of a religion as it is in south Louisiana, coastal Maryland, or south Texas

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southern states are far more reliant on federal funding

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compared to the south, they absolutely are

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Scandinavian immigrants, largely Norwegians and Swedes


I can't stress this enough. These people are fricking weird - possibly the weirdest population group in this country.

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Based on 2024 data, U.S. states' dependency on federal dollars is measured by the ratio of federal spending received per dollar of federal taxes paid (often called "return on tax dollars"). This metric accounts for both contributions (taxes paid) and receipts (federal expenditures back to the state), with ratios above $1.00 indicating net recipients and below $1.00 indicating net contributors.

Here is the full ranked list of all 50 states from highest to lowest dependency:

1. New Mexico: $3.42 received per $1 paid
2. West Virginia: $2.91 received per $1 paid
3. Alaska: $2.65 received per $1 paid
4. Mississippi: $2.66 received per $1 paid
5. Alabama: $1.90 received per $1 paid
6. Hawaii: $1.94 received per $1 paid
7. Virginia: $1.91 received per $1 paid
8. Maine: $1.78 received per $1 paid
9. Maryland: $1.79 received per $1 paid
10. Kentucky: $1.68 received per $1 paid
11. Arizona: $1.62 received per $1 paid
12. South Carolina: $1.60 received per $1 paid
13. Vermont: $1.50 received per $1 paid
14. Montana: $1.43 received per $1 paid
15. Louisiana: $1.33 received per $1 paid
16. Oklahoma: $1.30 received per $1 paid
17. Oregon: $1.21 received per $1 paid
18. Idaho: $1.15 received per $1 paid
19. Connecticut: $1.09 received per $1 paid
20. Michigan: $0.99 received per $1 paid
21. South Dakota: $0.97 received per $1 paid
22. Iowa: $0.97 received per $1 paid
23. North Dakota: $0.96 received per $1 paid
24. Pennsylvania: $0.92 received per $1 paid
25. Indiana: $0.92 received per $1 paid
26. Wyoming: $0.91 received per $1 paid
27. New Hampshire: $0.90 received per $1 paid
28. Kansas: $0.89 received per $1 paid
29. Nevada: $0.88 received per $1 paid
30. North Carolina: $0.88 received per $1 paid
31. Wisconsin: $0.85 received per $1 paid
32. Arkansas: $0.85 received per $1 paid
33. Tennessee: $0.81 received per $1 paid
34. Florida: $0.79 received per $1 paid
35. Utah: $0.79 received per $1 paid
36. Georgia: $0.78 received per $1 paid
37. Colorado: $0.78 received per $1 paid
38. Rhode Island: $0.76 received per $1 paid
39. Illinois: $0.76 received per $1 paid
40. Texas: $0.75 received per $1 paid
41. California: $0.73 received per $1 paid
42. Minnesota: $0.71 received per $1 paid
43. Missouri: $0.70 received per $1 paid
44. Ohio: $0.66 received per $1 paid
45. Nebraska: $0.65 received per $1 paid
46. New York: $0.65 received per $1 paid
47. Massachusetts: $0.60 received per $1 paid
48. Washington: $0.59 received per $1 paid
49. Delaware: $0.46 received per $1 paid

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