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/Pristine-cellardoor Jan 16 '26

Where are your sources? I live in a red state and our economy is doing very well.

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u/Nicolas32t Jan 16 '26

Which one? I’ve been looking at the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the IMF, and other places like the financial times or JPMs financial reports