Your favorite Midwestern state

[TDAS04]

Vote.

[Goldwater]

I'll go with Kansas.

[Alben Barkley]

The Great Lakes State

[Rand]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

[Samof94]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

Other than Mt.  Rushmore, what does it have going for it?

[Alben Barkley]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

Other than Mt.  Rushmore, what does it have going for it?

Deadwood was a pretty awesome show set there I guess.

[TDAS04]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

Other than Mt.  Rushmore, what does it have going for it?

There’s a lot more to just the Black Hills region alone than just Mt. Rushmore.

Anyway, I voted Minnesota, even though I live in South Dakota (and was born in Iowa). Mostly because of northeastern Minnesota.

[Del Tachi]

The least Midwestern of them all:  Ohio.

Complicating my answer a bit, Ohio is the superior state for living but Michigan for visiting.  I would never live in Chicago.  The constant boosterism from its proponents is grating and annoying, especially for a city that has fallen so precipitously out of global status in the past century.  It's a Rust Belt city.   

[Illiniwek]

I love Illinois, but Michigan is where my heart is.

[Alben Barkley]

Honestly I tried to remain unbiased. In other threads I've said which state is my favorite based on songs.

Michigan has the best song related to it of any of these states:

Although, granted, Chicago makes Illinois no slouch:

[TDAS04]

Somewhat surprised that Illinois has only one vote so far.

[RINO Tom]

Somewhat surprised that Illinois has only one vote so far.

One more!  Warts and all, Illinois is easily my favorite.  If we Chicagoans are "Rust Belt," so be it!  Who gives a , lol.

[pabloni21]

i’m a Hoosier, for better or worse, but are we the best? nah.

that goes to minneSODAAAAAAAAAA

[RINO Tom]

Somewhat surprised that Illinois has only one vote so far.

The best state in the Midwest is Chicago.

I live in Chicago and do not support you labeling us as a "state" just because our great state of Illinois is diverse from head to toe.

[MarkD]

I have lived approximately 80% of my life in Missouri. I was born and raised in St Charles (city) and lived in St. Charles County most of the first 40 years of my life. I love the music and theater scene in St. Louis. I love the state parks such as Elephant Rocks SP, Tom Sauk Mountain SP, Johnson's Shut-Ins SP, and Onondaga Cave SP. I love restaurants such as Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston and Missouri Hick BBQ in Cuba.

Although I currently live in Illinois, I am only a four-mile drive from the Jefferson Barracks Bridge, and I often go shopping at stores and eating in restaurants in South St. Louis County. I still follow the politics of Missouri even more than I follow the politics of Illinois.

[Mr. Smith]

The one with the cheese everywhere.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Voted for South Dakota. Truly underrated.

The least Midwestern of them all:  Ohio.

I think I'd give that title to Indiana more than Ohio.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

Other than Mt.  Rushmore, what does it have going for it?

The most notable Christian emoviolence scene of all time.

[Samof94]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

Other than Mt.  Rushmore, what does it have going for it?

The most notable Christian emoviolence scene of all time.

Who are some examples?  Amy Lee was born in California, Hayley Williams was born in Mississippi, Jen Ledger is British.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

Other than Mt.  Rushmore, what does it have going for it?

The most notable Christian emoviolence scene of all time.

Who are some examples?  Amy Lee was born in California, Hayley Williams was born in Mississippi, Jen Ledger is British.

My brother in Christ, none of those artists are "Christian emoviolence."

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

Other than Mt.  Rushmore, what does it have going for it?

The most notable Christian emoviolence scene of all time.

Who are some examples?  Amy Lee was born in California, Hayley Williams was born in Mississippi, Jen Ledger is British.

LMAO.

I'm talking about bands like Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes, Edict of Milan, and Edify.

[Meclazine for Israel]

I do have a soft spot for Ohio.

It's round on the edges and high in the middle.

[Samof94]

South Dakota—America’s most underrated state.

Other than Mt.  Rushmore, what does it have going for it?

The most notable Christian emoviolence scene of all time.

Who are some examples?  Amy Lee was born in California, Hayley Williams was born in Mississippi, Jen Ledger is British.

LMAO.

I'm talking about bands like Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes, Edict of Milan, and Edify.

Never heard of any of them.

[Mr. Illini]

Somewhat surprised that Illinois has only one vote so far.

One more!  Warts and all, Illinois is easily my favorite.  If we Chicagoans are "Rust Belt," so be it!  Who gives a , lol.

Seriously. Imagine voting for Ohio and then downing a city for being in the rust belt.

[Lechasseur]

Michigan