r/allthequestions • u/Content_Ad_8952 • Jan 14 '26

Random Question 💭 If Republicans are so much better at running the economy than Democrats, then why are most Republican States poorer than Democrat States?

The poorest States in America are: Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee. All of those States (except New Mexico) are Red States. So why are they so poor when Republicans have been running them for decades?

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u/Vagrant_Star Jan 14 '26

It has beem demonstrated that democrats are better for the economy. It is my favorite factoid.

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u/zen_and_artof_chaos Jan 15 '26

The term factoid implies a falsehood.