Your own opinion of the states with maps

[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.

[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.

[RINO Tom]

I view all the states positively, though I would feel out of place politically in some of the very conservative states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, South Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi, and West Virginia and also in some of the very liberal states like Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, Illinois, Hawaii, Washington, and California. It's not that I have anything against the people in those states and admire their positive contributions to our country, it's just that I would stand out politically in them.

Though I like him as a poster, Mr. Illini overpaints Illinois' liberalism.  Illinois is extremely (and statically) loyal to the Democratic Party because of an EXTREMELY high floor in the very diverse city of Chicago.  Sure, there are wealthy and White areas in Chicago and its suburbs that are very progressive, but the brunt of the high floor comes from loyal union, minority and other inner-city Democrats.  Assuming you do not live in the city of Chicago (about 3 million people do, leaving about 10 million Illinoisans who don't), then your political experience will be a lot more *divided*.

[RINO Tom]

I view all the states positively, though I would feel out of place politically in some of the very conservative states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, South Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi, and West Virginia and also in some of the very liberal states like Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, Illinois, Hawaii, Washington, and California. It's not that I have anything against the people in those states and admire their positive contributions to our country, it's just that I would stand out politically in them.

Though I like him as a poster, Mr. Illini overpaints Illinois' liberalism.  Illinois is extremely (and statically) loyal to the Democratic Party because of an EXTREMELY high floor in the very diverse city of Chicago.  Sure, there are wealthy and White areas in Chicago and its suburbs that are very progressive, but the brunt of the high floor comes from loyal union, minority and other inner-city Democrats.  Assuming you do not live in the city of Chicago (about 3 million people do, leaving about 10 million Illinoisans who don't), then your political experience will be a lot more *divided*.

I realize I am coming in way late here, but I feel the need to respond seeing as though I was called out.

I really get frustrated when people claim "my state is not liberal/conservative, it is only that way because of X area." Well that's great, but if X area is enough to push your state that way, then X area must be pretty sizable.

"Illinois is not a liberal state. It is only that way because of Chicago." Your experience will indeed be different if you don't live in Chicago, but Chicago and the largely blue inner suburban ring represents a huge chunk of the population.

That means that California ("I live in Madera. CA is only blue because of the cities. If you live inland your experience will be mixed.") and New York ("I live in Auburn. NYS is only blue because of NYC. If you live upstate your experience will be mixed.") can't be portrayed as liberal states because they are not liberal throughout? Even though percentage-wise the population is left-of-center.

If you go by the idea that a state is not liberal because it is not liberal throughout, then I suppose our only liberal states are Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut (and even in those there are areas that are more conservative).

I hear this stuff from my downstate friends often, so I felt the need to address it. No state is entirely one way or the other, but when we're looking at how the majority of each state's population goes, Illinois is solidly in the liberal column.

The bolded part is closer to my point.  I am not saying Illinois isn't a liberal state, but there are several large areas you can go (Peoria, DuPage County, Bloomington, etc.) that you won't feel out of place as if you're not a liberal.  I am a HUGE hater of people who separate NOVA from VA, Chicago from IL, etc., etc., I was simply making the point that not moving to Illinois "because it's liberal" is very stupid, seeing as your political experience will not be like it would in VT or RI.