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The above image from 2025, courtesy of Freedom for All Americans

So this fact has been verified and re-verified over the years. Surely the party of economic performance and low government spending and balanced budgets would not be in these lists???

From Politifact:

According to the latest Census data, 9 of the 10 states with the lowest per-person income levels were Red: Mississippi, Arkansas, Idaho, West Virginia, Kentucky, Utah, Alabama, South Carolina and Oklahoma.  

The Census data also show that 9 of the 10 states with the lowest median household income were Red: Mississippi, Arkansas, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina and Oklahoma.

And 9 of the 10 states with the lowest median family income were Red: Mississippi, Arkansas, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and South Carolina.

The only Blue state on each list: New Mexico.

Oh … but at least those red states are the most law-abiding and safest states, right??

Sure. This from Morgan and Morgan law firm (2023):

Listing most violent in reverse order:

1. Louisiana
2. Mississippi
3. Texas
4. Arkansas
5. Oklahoma
6. Montana
7. Alabama
8. Florida
9. Missouri
10. Tennessee

Well, surely they just need more guns, right?

Nope. States with the highest gun ownership rates, based on a 2023 review by Legal Reader:

1. Montana (most violent list)
2. Wyoming
3. Alaska
4. Idaho
5. West Virginia
6. Arkansas (most violent list)
7. Mississippi (most violent list)
8. Alabama (most violent list)
9. South Dakota
10. North Dakota
11. Oklahoma (most violent list)
12. Kentucky
13. Louisiana (most violent list)
14. Tennessee (most violent list)
15. Oregon

Well at least my red state didn’t take all that Joe Biden money, and doesn’t rely on government programs like those bleeding heart liberal states!

Um…

10 states with highest rates of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (2025) and NASDAQ:

1. New Mexico
2. Louisiana (red)
3. Oregon
4. Oklahoma (red)
5. Nevada (purple)
6. Massachusetts
7. West Virginia (red)
8. Pennsylvania (purple)
9. Illinois
10. Alabama (red)

But people in red states have the best wages and health, so we don’t need those stinking government handouts!

10 states with lowest per capita income, from 2023 World Population Review (to reiterate point number 1 above)

1. Mississippi (red)
2. West Virginia (red)
3. Arkansas (red)
4. Louisiana (red)
5. New Mexico
6. Alabama (red)
7. Oklahoma (red)
8. Kentucky (red)
9. Idaho (red)
10. Indiana

But at least we’ve got our health!

Well …. 10 states with lowest overall health measures, according to WalletHub and Advisory Board (2025): ALL RED except for purple Georgia:

1. Mississippi
2. Alaska
3. Alabama
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. West Virginia
7. Arkansas
8. Tennessee
9. Kentucky
10. Florida

Well thank god we didn’t take any of that money for those infrastructure projects under Joe Biden!

Maybe. Or maybe you did. Here’s a list (U.S. States Most Dependent on the Federal Government) by the Visual Capitalist of states dependent on the fed (2025):

1. New Mexico
2. West Virginia (red)
3. Alaska (red)
4. Mississippi (red)
5. Dist of Columbia
6. Alabama (red)
7. Kentucky (red)
8. Arizona (red)
9. Montana (red)
10. Maine

But… come on! Everyone knows Republicans are better for the economy than Democrats!!

Uh… nope. Pay attention to this comparison by U.S. Joint Economic Committee from 2024:

Perhaps the most damning, the site shares that nearly all recessions in the modern era began under Republican presidents. SO.

Still think the Republicans have the answer? Fortune reports just today that Trump has added 2.25 TRILLION to the national debt in his first year back in charge.

Still want to believe the Liar in Chief and all his cronies? We’ll save some of that for another post.

#factivism