Politics aside- would you rather live in a blue state or a red state?

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Certainly a blue state (even without taking into account politics). The only thing that keeps me here (other than family/friends) is the weather and cost of living.

There really isn't anything else that collectively defines "red" states  as opposed to  "blue" states other than their respective voting patterns-which is a tautology, of course.

Not in every single place, but there plenty of things that don't inherently have to do with politics, that are more common in a blue state or a red state.