Best and Worst Run States
http://westernhero.blogspot.com/2013/12/best-and-worst-run-states.html
Best Run States
1. North Dakota
2. Wyoming
3. Iowa
4. Nebraska
5. Utah
Worst Run States
1. California
2. New Mexico
3. Illinois
4. Rhode Island
5. Nevada
Curious about Politics, I looked it up:
Best Run
1. North Dakota
Gov: R
Lt Gov: R
House: R71/D23
Senate: R33/D14
2. Wyoming
Gov: R
Lt Gov: R
House: R52/D8
Senate: R26/D4
3.Iowa
Gov: R
Lt Gov: R
House: R23/D26
Senate: R53/D47
4.Nebraska
Gov: R
Lt Gov: I
Legislature: Unicameral
Representatives Party Affiliation: R30/D18/I1
5. Utah
Gov: R
Lt Gov: R
House: R61/D14
Senate: R24/D5
Worst Run
1. California
Gov: D
Lt Gov: D
Assembly: D53/R25
Senate: D28/R13
2. New Mexico
Gov: R
Lt Gov: R
House: D37/R33
Senate: D25/R17
3. Illinois
Gov: D
Lt Gov: D
House: D71/R47
Senate: D40/R19
4. Rhode Island
Gov: D
Lt Gov: D
House: D69/R6
Senate: D32/R5/I1
5. Nevada
Gov: R
Lt Gov: R
Assembly: D27/R15
Senate: D11/R10
What I noticed
The best run states were uniformly Republican in Governors and Legislatures.
The worst run states with a mix of Governors, had legislatures that were uniformly Democrat.