Tornado Alley (PROG)

[blackhawks]

However the hard data, NOT opinion, show high WV dependency on the Federal gov, low GDP and generally low rankings for the economy, health & education, suggesting that their votes for the GOP are just another version of cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Dems opinion of this state and their stereotypes of it, are without merit....

https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/wboy-com-lists-and-rankings/west-virginia-one-of-the-most-federally-dependent-states-in-the-u-s-study-says/#:~:text=According%20to%20their%20study%2C%20West,the%20U.S.%2C%20just%20behind%20Alaska.

WalletHub looked into how federally dependent each state is by examining two dimensions: State Residents’ Dependency and State Government’s Dependency. According to their study, West Virginia is the second most federally dependent state in the U.S., just behind Alaska.

Another noteworthy finding is that West Virginia is also ranked 49 in Gross Domestic Product (per Capita), above Mississippi.