February 18,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood Nj, With the results of the earlier primary-election states greatly affecting which candidates stay in the presidential race — raising the question of which state truly deserves the top spot in the primaries — the personal finance website WalletHub today released its 2016 Electorate Representation Index.
To determine which states fairly represent the U.S. electorate, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states to the U.S. across five key categories: 1) Sociodemographics, 2) Economy, 3) Education, 4) Religion, and 5) Public Opinion.
|
States that Most Resemble the U.S. |
|
States that Least Resemble the U.S. |
|
1 |
Illinois |
|
41 |
Maine |
|
2 |
Florida |
|
42 |
Tennessee |
|
3 |
Michigan |
|
43 |
Arkansas |
|
4 |
Arizona |
|
44 |
New Hampshire |
|
5 |
Pennsylvania |
|
45 |
Utah |
|
6 |
Ohio |
|
46 |
Massachusetts |
|
7 |
Indiana |
|
47 |
Alabama |
|
8 |
Delaware |
|
48 |
West Virginia |
|
9 |
Missouri |
|
49 |
Mississippi |
|
10 |
Virginia |
|
50 |
Vermont |
|
States with the Most Sociodemographic Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
States with the Least Sociodemographic Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
1 |
Illinois |
|
46 |
California |
|
2 |
Connecticut |
|
47 |
North Dakota |
|
3 |
Virginia |
|
48 |
Vermont |
|
4 |
North Carolina |
|
49 |
Maine |
|
5 |
Oklahoma |
|
50 |
Hawaii |
|
States with the Most Economic Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
States with the Least Economic Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
1 |
Illinois |
|
46 |
Montana |
|
2 |
Pennsylvania |
|
47 |
Hawaii |
|
3 |
Texas |
|
48 |
Wyoming |
|
4 |
Missouri |
|
49 |
Maryland |
|
5 |
North Carolina |
|
50 |
Alaska |
|
States with the Most Educational Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
States with the Least Educational Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
1 |
North Carolina |
|
46 |
Colorado |
|
2 |
Georgia |
|
47 |
Wyoming |
|
3 |
Illinois |
|
48 |
Massachusetts |
|
4 |
Rhode Island |
|
49 |
Utah |
|
5 |
Florida |
|
50 |
West Virginia |
|
States with the Most Religious Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
States with the Least Religious Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
1 |
Florida |
|
46 |
Utah |
|
2 |
Michigan |
|
47 |
Vermont |
|
3 |
Indiana |
|
48 |
Massachusetts |
|
4 |
Arizona |
|
49 |
Mississippi |
|
5 |
Ohio |
|
50 |
Alabama |
|
States with the Most Public-Opinion Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
States with the Least Public-Opinion Resemblance with the U.S. |
|
1 |
Michigan |
|
46 |
Wyoming |
|
2 |
Florida |
|
47 |
Massachusetts |
|
3 |
Pennsylvania |
|
48 |
Mississippi |
|
4 |
Illinois |
|
49 |
Vermont |
|
5 |
Iowa |
|
50 |
Alabama |
