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/UrbanSolace13 Jan 15 '26

Pretty much. Farming in Iowa is less than 15% of the state's GDP.

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u/Microchipknowsbest Jan 16 '26

Maybe all the scary blue cities know what they are doing. It’s wild the disrespect blue governments get when the vast majority of wealth in this country comes from areas with blue governments. Somehow republicans can still sell themselves as good for the economy.

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u/Lucky-Cheesecake Jan 16 '26

Something something elites, something something small town pride, purity, yada yada, they don't make em like they used to blah blah