Your own opinion of the states with maps

[TDAS04]

For your own preference of the states, divide them into tiers on a map.  (I did 7, but you can do a different amount if you want).  Create a color scheme.

My map:

Green > Gray > Red (The darker the green the better, the darker the red the worse)

[YaBoyNY]

My own, going from best (90% green), to great (60% green), to good (30%) green, to alright (grey), to bad (30% red), to horrible (60% red), to the worst (90% red).

[bagelman]

I'm not one for strong concrete opinions on a topic like this. Most states have the good and bad.

[RI]

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Positive Negative (Darker colors indicate greater intensity.)

I'm not one for strong concrete opinions on a topic like this. Most states have the good and bad.

Agreed.

[MT Treasurer]

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Favorite: MA
Least Favorite: WV

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Favorite: MA
Least Favorite: WV

So basically you judge every state by its politics, right? Then i hope you realize that NC voted for Romney and has 2 Republican Senators and a Republican governor?

That should be evident.

But it's not like I spend my time calculating the partisan makeups of state governments; KY, LA, WI, MI, NV, MA, MD, etc. all have governors of other parties and IDC really.

It should be noted that North Carolina has been consistently ranked by Atlas as above basically all other GOP states (especially in the South).

[Mr. Illini]

90% Green: Top Tier
50% Green: Solid Pro
30% Green: Lean Pro
30% Red: Lean Con
50% Red: Solid Con
90% Red: Bottom Tier

The top tier is the Great Lakes and New England. Generally like Pacific NW, Rockies, and Mid-Atlantic. Generally dislike Desert SW and Great Plaines. Bottom tier is the south.

[SATW]

Blue = positive
Red = negative
green = neutral

darker the shade, the more i like that state

[Goldwater]

Something like this:

[Ban my account ffs!]

[RINO Tom]

LOL, who hates entire states?

AL - Friend from Mobile; describes it as a nice, quaint little town.  Never been so I'll believe her.  Dad says the Gulf Shores are nice.
AK - Beautiful scenery; friends have vacationed there and love it.
AZ - Friend works for the Diamondbacks and absolutely loves it out there.
AR - Called "The Nature State" for a reason.
CA - Who doesn't love California?
CO - Beautiful state, have enjoyed every visit there.
CT - Friend of a friend is from there; seems like a nice state.
DE - I mean, they have a shore, right?
FL - Beaches.  Enough said.
GA - Friend visits his old college roommate every year down there and says it's awesome.
HI - Come on.  A better Florida.
ID - Beautiful.
IL - My home state.
IN - Sister goes to school in Indianapolis; wonderful city.
IA - Live here.  It's great.
KS - KU was one of the most impressive campuses I've ever visited.
KY - Drove through on my way to Nashville, very pretty; Dad's cousins live in Louisville and swear by it.
LA - Can't beat NOLA!
ME - Supposed to be gorgeous and have about the same topography as Door County, WI, so that wins me over right there!
MD - Friend studied in Baltimore and really liked it.
MA - Boston, man.
MI - Pretty state that I've only had the pleasure of visiting once.
MN - Everyone in Iowa talks up Minnesota and the Twin Cities; I'll believe them.
MS - My life won't be complete until I tailgate in The Grove.
MO - Bunch of friends moved to KC after graduation and love it.
MT - Beautiful state; people seem content with being nice and minding their own damn business.
NE - I love Omaha, and come on, they have the College World Series.
NV - Las Vegas, guys.
NH - My approval of NH has only grown with TN Vol's hatred for it.
NJ - JERSEY!
NM - King.
NY - Objectively a damn awesome state.
NC - Relatives vacation in the Outer Banks area and love it.  Charlotte was very nice when I visited.
ND - ALWAYS have super low unemployment.  Props, ND.
OH - Almost moved to Cincinnati and loved visiting there.
OK - Friend is from OKC and loved it; people seem very humble and nice.
OR - Everyone seems to love Portland; another pretty state.
PA - Philly seemed like a cool city, and Pittsburgh looks like a cool city; the in between has a lot of hidden beauty.
RI - It's so small!  Gotta be great getting around that state.  Also, a friend's boyfriend is from there, and he's cool.
SC - Pretty state with nice people; my grandpa said some of the best golf courses he's played were there.
SD - Friend is from SD, and he's one of the nicest people I know.  Also, Mt. Rushmore.
TN - Nashville is seriously the sh^t.
TX - How can you not like Texas?  So many cool cities.
UT - Well-run state with a beautiful capital and wonderful scenery; the Morms don't bother me.
VT - Seems very rural and pretty; people wouldn't have moved there so often if it weren't cool.
VA - Aunt lives in NOVA; though she's dismayed by the political changes, she loves her state ... Richmond is supposed to be cool.
WA - Seattle is awesome, I've heard.  Pretty high on my visit bucket list.
WV - Gorgeous state, apparently.
WI - Where to start?  Despite their sports teams, I love WI.
WY - Another beautiful state with wonderful people.

DC - It's our friggin' capital.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

I was putting off making one for reasons similar to what RINO Tom just laid out. There is a non-negligible group that just wants to vote based on how the state votes. In reality most (but not all) of these states have a ton of incredible things about them. I'll give Goldwater some credit for caring about climate, but there's so much more to a state than simple heuristics and silly associations - after the best ones, it's hard to compare the highly cultured yet backwards south with some mediocre New England states. That said there are some states I still really dislike in spite of all that, so I'll give this a try:

In groups of 5. G>B>Grey>R
Even the bad ones have a lot of nice things. I couldn't give Massachusetts credit for just having the cape or Texas for having Austin when the rest of the states aren't that great and others have more consistency.

[CountyTy90]

LOL, who hates entire states?

AL - Friend from Mobile; describes it as a nice, quaint little town.  Never been so I'll believe her.  Dad says the Gulf Shores are nice.
AK - Beautiful scenery; friends have vacationed there and love it.
AZ - Friend works for the Diamondbacks and absolutely loves it out there.
AR - Called "The Nature State" for a reason.
CA - Who doesn't love California?
CO - Beautiful state, have enjoyed every visit there.
CT - Friend of a friend is from there; seems like a nice state.
DE - I mean, they have a shore, right?
FL - Beaches.  Enough said.
GA - Friend visits his old college roommate every year down there and says it's awesome.
HI - Come on.  A better Florida.
ID - Beautiful.
IL - My home state.
IN - Sister goes to school in Indianapolis; wonderful city.
IA - Live here.  It's great.
KS - KU was one of the most impressive campuses I've ever visited.
KY - Drove through on my way to Nashville, very pretty; Dad's cousins live in Louisville and swear by it.
LA - Can't beat NOLA!
ME - Supposed to be gorgeous and have about the same topography as Door County, WI, so that wins me over right there!
MD - Friend studied in Baltimore and really liked it.
MA - Boston, man.
MI - Pretty state that I've only had the pleasure of visiting once.
MN - Everyone in Iowa talks up Minnesota and the Twin Cities; I'll believe them.
MS - My life won't be complete until I tailgate in The Grove.
MO - Bunch of friends moved to KC after graduation and love it.
MT - Beautiful state; people seem content with being nice and minding their own damn business.
NE - I love Omaha, and come on, they have the College World Series.
NV - Las Vegas, guys.
NH - My approval of NH has only grown with TN Vol's hatred for it.
NJ - JERSEY!
NM - King.
NY - Objectively a damn awesome state.
NC - Relatives vacation in the Outer Banks area and love it.  Charlotte was very nice when I visited.
ND - ALWAYS have super low unemployment.  Props, ND.
OH - Almost moved to Cincinnati and loved visiting there.
OK - Friend is from OKC and loved it; people seem very humble and nice.
OR - Everyone seems to love Portland; another pretty state.
PA - Philly seemed like a cool city, and Pittsburgh looks like a cool city; the in between has a lot of hidden beauty.
RI - It's so small!  Gotta be great getting around that state.  Also, a friend's boyfriend is from there, and he's cool.
SC - Pretty state with nice people; my grandpa said some of the best golf courses he's played were there.
SD - Friend is from SD, and he's one of the nicest people I know.  Also, Mt. Rushmore.
TN - Nashville is seriously the sh^t.
TX - How can you not like Texas?  So many cool cities.
UT - Well-run state with a beautiful capital and wonderful scenery; the Morms don't bother me.
VT - Seems very rural and pretty; people wouldn't have moved there so often if it weren't cool.
VA - Aunt lives in NOVA; though she's dismayed by the political changes, she loves her state ... Richmond is supposed to be cool.
WA - Seattle is awesome, I've heard.  Pretty high on my visit bucket list.
WV - Gorgeous state, apparently.
WI - Where to start?  Despite their sports teams, I love WI.
WY - Another beautiful state with wonderful people.

DC - It's our friggin' capital.

I'm glad there's someone out there like me; I truthfully don't hate a single state out there, each is beautiful and cool in it's own way. Sure I prefer some over others (don't really care for Nevada, but don't hate it). The hate for the Deep South and the Northern Plains is really stupid. Obvisouly HPs live there!!!1!!1

[Crumpets]

LOL, who hates entire states?

Yeah, I mean mine is basically a PVI/percentile map relative to the average.

[bagelman]

LOL, who hates entire states?

Yeah, I mean mine is basically a PVI/percentile map relative to the average.

yep, same here.

[Figueira]

RINO Tom wins this thread.

[RI]

RINO Tom wins this thread.

For what? Pretending all states are somehow equal and looking down on people for thinking otherwise? lol

[RINO Tom]

RINO Tom wins this thread.

For what? Pretending all states are somehow equal and looking down on people for thinking otherwise? lol

Never said they were all equal!  For example, I prefer IL to WA.

But yeah, I do find it questionable to hate entire states, especially ones you've never been to.

[Green Line]

If anyone here "hates" a state they are pretty sad.  I know it's just a poll on a junk website, but with the amount of time some of you put into thinking about the states that are "horrible" you really could do something more productive.  Every state has good and bad, just like every country does.  Stop focusing on the negative

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If anyone here "hates" a state they are pretty sad.  I know it's just a poll on a junk website, but with the amount of time some of you put into thinking about the states that are "horrible" you really could do something more productive.  Every state has good and bad, just like every country does.  Stop focusing on the negative

but muh West Virginia

[Goldwater]

If anyone here "hates" a state they are pretty sad.  I know it's just a poll on a junk website, but with the amount of time some of you put into thinking about the states that are "horrible" you really could do something more productive.  Every state has good and bad, just like every country does.  Stop focusing on the negative

I don't necessarily "hate" any states, but I will obviously, overall, prefer certain states over other sates. It's not like I spend hours alone in a dark room just thinking about how horrible Alaska .

[DINGO Joe]

Yeah, no matter how pretty some places in WV may be, I could never tolerate living there with the endless coaltarding that goes on-- I mean it's only in it's seventh decade of decline.  Even Kentucky with a much wider variety of cultural and booze options and huge swaths with nothing to do with coal, has an insufferable amount of coaltarding.  While I'm probably not going to figure out all 50 states, there are definitely quality of life differences that make this a perfectly acceptable exercise.

[muon2]

I like the states with maps. I can't imagine why any state wouldn't have maps.

States with maps: FS
States without maps: HS