OT: Michigan (the state) more popular than Ohio
Public Policy Polling conducted an (admittedly pointless) nationwide survey to determine the relative favorability with which each of the 50 states is viewed. A few interesting notes for MGoBloggers:
- Among Big Ten states, Pennsylvania has the highest favorability spread: 40% of Americans view Pennsylvania favorably, and only 11% unfavorably.
- Michigan has both higher favorables (38%) and higher unfavorables (21%) than Ohio (34-18), but our 17-point spread is slightly better than their 16-point difference.
- Illinois is by far the least popular Big Ten state, and one of only 5 states in the country that's viewed more unfavorably (29%) than favorably (19%) by its fellow Americans.
- Unsurprisingly, Hawaii wins the blue ribbon as the most popular state in the Union.
If you're interested, full results can be found here.
(Yes, it's "cool story, bro" material, but we haven't had a commitment in over 36 hours (!!!) and I'm trying to keep myself occupied in the deafening silence)
February 21st, 2012 at 4:58 PM ^
I suspect the high unfavorable rating for Illinois has much to do with exposure to FIPs. That's an unfortunate acronym for the entire state, considering that it only refers to people from Chicago and (especially) the burbs.
February 21st, 2012 at 5:45 PM ^
I always loved New Hampshire's motto: 'Like free or die'. Low taxes, beautiful coastline near Portsmouth.
Not surprised that Maryland is in the lower 3rd...should be a bit lower. 'Live free on others' dime' should be the state motto.
I'm a bit puzzled why California is so low too...but I pretty much stay west of the 405 when we go out there, and only venture east to Beverly Hills or K-Town.
February 21st, 2012 at 5:49 PM ^
Indiana with a +19 is pretty nice to see since I live here. Good to see Indiana and Michigan ranked higher than Ohio. I am surprised about Illinois being so low like many of you have mentioned. I have family that live in the Chicago suburbs and I absolutely love visting there. Chicago is such a cool city and has a bunch of awesome stuff there. Also, California being the worst state is a joke. If this is really based on traffic problems then that is stupid. California has a bunch of great stuff too. Figured states that had no tourist attractions would be the worst states.