Alabama is a state that is entirely control by republicans. Even all local governments are controlled by republicans. One would think Alabama would be one of the greatest states with so many jobs. The Democrat party in Alabama is dead.
But it seems Alabama is last. It's 47th in term of poor.
So, should we adopt apply this experiment to the entire control?
All the blue states are richer and have far more jobs.
Are you that naive? Your ranking never accounted for cost of living adjustments. You take one state out of one ranking and made an assumption out of that. I can do the same here:
- Almost all Dem control metropolitan are in the dumpster. Look no further than Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, Oakland, etc., etc.
- States with the highest income inequality are control by Dems. (CT, NY, NV)
- States that are worst for blacks and minorities are control by Dems. (WI, MN, VA)
- Bottom half of states running on debt are control mostly by Dems (CT, MA, NJ, IL)
- Top states running on surplus are Repubs (AK, NE, WY, ND, SD)
- Top cities with highest crime rate are located in states control by Dems (NJ, PA, MI, CA)
Blue state has more money, but they are running in debt and cost of living are the highest in the country.
Alabama have low income people but they are also ranked 12th when it comes to cost of living (from low to high).
eg. $100 is worth $114 in Alabama whereas it's only worth $88 in CA, $86 in NY... that's a 20% difference.
If you account for cost of living, CA is ranked number one in poverty rate. - Forbes