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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Unemployment And Red Staters



Red states are states with predominately Republican voters who may vote democratic on a state and local level, but generally not on a national level. The 2008 Presidential election of Barack Obama however had flipped several of these states to the blue column nationally. The origins of Red State America first noticeably arose from southern states like Alabama and Mississippi, but has expanded to Midwestern states like Wyoming. With the failure of the US House of Representatives last week to extend unemployment compensation, I was curious to see just how many Americans were actually unemployed in these so-called Red States since the representatives they voted for all unanimously voted against the extension. Here is what I discovered.

1. Alabama - 189, 358

2. Alaska - 28, 808

3. Arkansas - 104, 833

4. Arizona - 302, 832

5. Florida - 1, 096, 165

6. Georgia - 459, 098

7. Idaho - 69, 079

8. Indiana - 309, 637

9. Kansas - 100, 200

10. Kentucky - 208, 658

11. Louisiana - 170, 543

12. Michigan - 618, 787
13. Mississippi - 126, 720

14. Missouri - 279, 884

15. Montana - 36, 280

16. Nebraska - 45, 296

17. North Carolina - 427, 091

18. North Dakota - 13, 864

19. Ohio - 587, 638

20. Oklahoma - 121, 512

21. Pennsylvania -560, 118

22. South Carolina - 230, 603

23. South Dakota - 19, 737

24. Tennessee - 286, 529

25. Texas - 982, 477

26. Utah - 102, 416

27. Virginia - 283, 011

28. West Virginia - 72, 274

29. Wyoming - 19, 636

This data was taken from departmentofnumbers.com. Data from October 2010.

These numbers are simply overwhelming. After looking at these types of numbers, how will voting for politicians who do not support extending unemployment benefits when your state has large numbers of unemployed help? This is what is called voting against your economic interest 101. Amazing!

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