Ну, не то чтобы одни реднеки, но есть интересные тенденции. Тут у меня на диске кое-какие данные (источник: dallasnews.com) сохранились с последних выборов:
So we took a few demographic snapshots of the reddest and bluest states -- the infrared and ultraviolet, if you will. These we defined as states where a candidate won by at least 10 percentage points.
There were 23 infrared states, 9 ultraviolet. That looks more unbalanced than it is. Mr. Bush won big in more states, but those where Mr. Kerry won big are more populous. Not quite a third of Americans live in the ultraviolet states; slightly more than a third live in the infrared.
Money matters
$32,561 Average annual wage in the infrared states
$42,764 Average annual wage in the ultraviolet states
U.S. average – $36,764
Texas – $36,248
Top: District of Columbia – $57,914
Bottom: Montana – $26,001
College graduates flock to capital, Northeast
All nine ultraviolet states had higher education levels than the U.S. average (measured in percentage of adults with at least a bachelor's degree).
Twenty of the 23 infrared states were below the U.S. average.
The top 5: By state percentage
1. District of Columbia, 46.4
2. Massachusetts, 37.6
3. Maryland, 37.2
4. Connecticut, 33.5
5. Vermont, 31.3
The bottom 5:
1. West Virginia, 15.3
2. Arkansas, 17.4
3. Mississippi, 19.3
4. Wyoming, 20.7
5. Kentucky, 21.3
U.S., 26.5
Texas, 24.7
Do wide open spaces inspire wilder driving?
Among the 25 states with the most traffic deaths per 100,000 drivers, 23 were the infrared states.
All 9 ultraviolet states had fewer traffic deaths per 100,000 drivers than the national average.
The worst 5: State, Deaths
1. Mississippi, 46.2
2. Wyoming, 43.7
3. Montana, 37.2
4. South Dakota, 36.6
5. South Carolina, 33.2
The safest 5:
1. Massachusetts, 09.9
2. Connecticut, 11.1
3. Vermont, 12.7
4. New York, 0.7
5. Kentucky, 21.3
U.S., 26.5
Texas, 24.7
Lots of 'W' stickers on truck bumpers
Nearly all of the top states for pickup registration were infrared. The one exception: Vermont, which cracked the list at 13.
The top 5: State, Pickups per 100,000 population
1. Wyoming, 33,474
2. Montana, 31,405
3. North Dakota, 31,146
4. Idaho, 26,571
5. South Dakota, 24,643
The bottom 5:
1. District of Columbia, 1,169
2. New York, 4,895
3. Massachusetts, 7,216
4. Connecticut, 7,239
5. Rhode Island, 7,634
U.S., 13,194
Texas, 15,314
Maybe liberals give them more headaches
People in infrared states get more prescriptions filled each year per capita. Massachusetts is the only ultraviolet state to crack the top 10.
State, Prescriptions
1. Tennessee, 16.5
2. Kentucky, 15.5
3. West Virginia, 15.2
4. Arkansas, 14.4
5. Mississippi, 13.4
6. North Carolina, 13.3
7. Alabama, 13.3
8. South Carolina, 13.2
9. Louisiana, 13.1
10. Massachusetts, 13.0
U.S., 10.7
Texas, 9.7
Gun deaths stand out in D.C. – and far from it
The greatest percentage of deaths by firearm occurred in the District of Columbia. But the next 17 on the list were all infrared states.
The top 5: State, Deaths per 100,000 population
1. District of Columbia, 31.3
2. Alaska, 20.0
3. Louisiana, 19.4
4. Wyoming, 18.8
5. Arizona, 17.9
The bottom 5:
1. Massachusetts, 3.1
2. Connecticut, 4.3
3. Rhode Island, 5.0
4. New York, 5.1
5. South Dakota, 7.9
U.S., 10.4
Texas, 10.822
Getting an early start on producing new voters
The highest birth rate among teens was in the District of Columbia (69.1 per 1,000 women). The next 15 highest rates were in infrared states.
Six of the seven lowest teen birth rates were in ultraviolet states, led by Massachusetts (23.3 per 1,000 women).
U.S. – 43.0
Texas – 64.4
SOURCES: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; American Religion Data Archive; Social Security Administration; Census Bureau; Department of Transportation; Kaiser Family Foundation; National Vital Statistics Reports; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infrared America includes, in alphabetical order: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Ultraviolet America is California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the District of Columbia.