The “Clean States”
Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, & Wisconsin
Population Growth in the "Clean States"
12,000,000
State Rankings
10,000,000
8,000,000
population 2000
6,000,000
est. population
2006
4,000,000
MN 25
WI 30
IA 40
MI 44
2,000,000
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MI
WI
MN
IA
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ranks/rank02.xls
Diversity in the “Clean States”?
Diversity in the Clean States Relative to
that of the US
120
percent other
100
80
percent hispanic
persons
60
percent black
persons
40
20
percent white
persons
0
IA
MN
WI
MI
US
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
A Closer Look at Diversity within the "Clean States" Relative to that
of the US
16
14
12
10
percent black persons
percent hispanic persons
8
6
4
2
0
MI
WI
MN
IA
US
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
Population Density
MI
MN
Urban & Rural Populations (%)
IA
WI
www.wikipedia.com
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/08s0029.xls
Urban
Rural
US
79
21
MI
74.7
25.3
MN
70.9
29.1
IA
61.1
38.9
WI
68.3
31.7
State Rankings
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WI 25
MI 26
IA 27
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($) in thousands
Per Capita Personal Income
State
Source: http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p60-235.pdf
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Rank of High Tech Economy
50
Out of 50
40
30
20
10
0
Minnesota
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
State
Source: http://www.neweconomyindex.org/states/2002/overall_rank.html
Manufacturing Jobs
20
15
As percent of total
jobs
10
Rank in US
5
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Source: http://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank26.xls
Religion and Political Culture
EvangelicalProtestant
Protestant
Catholic
Minnesota
21%
32%
28%
Iowa
24%
30%
25%
Michigan
26%
19%
23%
Wisconsin
24%
23%
29%
National
26%
18%
24%
-Moralist political culture
http://religions.pewforum.org/maps
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2004 Presidential Election Voter Turnout
State Rankings
90
80
70
60
50
% Voted
40
MN 1
WI 2
IA 8
MI 15
30
20
10
0
Minnesota W isconsin
Iow a
Michigan
National
States
http://www.statemaster.com/graph/gov_200_tot_vot_as_per-2004-election-total-votespercentage
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2008 Presidential Donations
http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/
Rural Areas vs. Cities
The Clean States Believe that
Children are our Future
Total Revenues (‘000) for Public
k-12 Schools from State Gov
State
National Rank
Change in
Funding
from
2003
Michigan
4
4%
Minnesota
12
-0.5%
Wisconsin
15
5%
Iowa
31
1.4%
http://www.nea.org/edstats/images/04rankings-update.pdf
Life is Good in the Clean States
National Rankings:
Funding for
Welfare
Percentage
of
Population
under the
Poverty
Level
Prisoner to
Population
Ratio
(lower ratings=
good)
(higher ratings=
better)
(lower ratings=
better)
MN
12
48
1
MI
17
32
38
WI
3
45
25
IA
21
44
11
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/rankings.html