PPP polls the favorability of every U.S. state

[RomneyGekko Situation Hairgel]

Pennsylvania represent!

I guess many people haven't been to Central PA have they?  I find most people there rude, cliqish, depressing and provincial.  Their rudeness tops even New Yorkers.  The DC area is far friendlier.

It's home to rabid, dumb Steelers fans and has an anti-Philadelphia aura like none other.  GO RAVENS!  And they have this attitude that their "hard earned tax dollars" go to that "disgusting pit called Flithadelphia".  I'm not joking.  Imagine if Philadelphia and the 4 surrounding counties form a state.  Enjoy West Virginia North assholes!

[ModerateCoward]

Where is the second round of this?

[greenforest32]

Where is the second round of this?

We're waiting PPP

[MilesC56]

I thought it was a silly idea to begin with....

[greenforest32]

Looks like they released the 2nd/3rd batches together: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/02/state-favorability-poll.html

Americans generally have a favorable view of most states.  Only five are in negative territory, led by California (27% favorable and 44% unfavorable), Illinois (19-29), New Jersey (25-32), Mississippi (22-28), and Utah (24-27).  Only seven other states have net-positive ratings in the single digits, and another breaks even (Louisiana).

54% see Hawaii positively and only 10% negatively, followed in the top ten by Colorado (44-9), Tennessee (48-14), South Dakota (42-8), Virginia (45-13), Montana (39-7), Alaska (46-17), Oregon (43-14), and North Carolina and Pennsylvania (each 40-11).  Ten others are in positive territory by at least 21 points.

There are also some differences across demographic lines.  Women have a higher opinion of New York by 27 points more than men, Massachusetts by 22 points, Delaware and California by 16, New Hampshire by 15, Vermont and Illinois by 13, and Connecticut by 11, while men see North Dakota more favorably by 17 points, South Carolina by 15, Wyoming 14, Montana 13, and Iowa and South Dakota 10.

Democrats’ favorite states include Hawaii (62-7), Washington (50-10), Massachusetts (49-9), Oregon (46-6), Vermont (46-9), Colorado (45-8), and New York (51-15), and their least favorites are led by Texas (17-51), Alabama (13-45), and Mississippi (13-41).  Republicans love Alaska (65-3) and Texas (66-9), and absolutely hate California (12-68), followed distantly by Illinois (15-44) and Massachusetts (19-47).  So the greatest partisan gap is for California, which Democrats like 91 points more than Republicans do, followed by Texas, which is favored more by Republicans by 82 points.

Black voters dislike 10 of the 14 Southern states.  The only ones they like are North Carolina (their second favorite overall after Hawaii, at 42-8), Virginia (36-13), Tennessee (36-15), Maryland (32-13), and Florida (34-18).  Their least favorite state overall is Alabama (14-56), then Mississippi (15-51), and Texas (17-44).

All 50 states:

State, +/-, Margin

Hawaii, 54-10 , +44
Colorado, 44-9, +35
Tennessee, 48-14, +34
South Dakota, 42-8, +34
Virginia, 45-13, +32
Montana, 39-7, +32
Alaska, 46-17, +29
Oregon, 43-14, +29
North Carolina, 40-11, +29
Pennsylvania, 40-11, +29
Washington, 43-17, +26
Kentucky, 42-16, +26
Iowa, 42-17, +25
Oklahoma, 40-16, +24
Vermont, 39-15, +24
Wisconsin, 40-17, +23
Wyoming, 34-11, +23
Florida, 43-21, +22
North Dakota, 33-11, +22
Missouri, 32-11, +21
New Hampshire, 37-18, +19
Indiana, 31-12, +19
Idaho, 30-11, +19
Nebraska, 29-11, +18
Arizona, 39-22, +17
Michigan, 38-21, +17
Maine, 32-15, +17
Ohio, 34-18, +16
Delaware, 32-16, +16
Maryland, 31-15, +16
South Carolina, 34-19, +15
New Mexico, 30-15, +15
Kansas, 28-13, +15
New York, 40-29, +11
Georgia, 31-20, +11
Minnesota, 27-17, +10
Rhode Island, 26-16, +10
Texas, 40-31, +9
Massachusetts, 35-27, +8
West Virginia, 23-15, +8
Arkansas, 25-20, +5
Connecticut, 26-22, +4
Nevada, 28-26, +2
Alabama, 27-26, +1
Louisiana, 24-24, 0
Utah, 24-27, -3
Mississippi, 22-28, -6
New Jersey, 25-32, -7
Illinois, 19-29, -10
California, 27-44, -17

[MilesC56]

Ok, they were just sitting on the results. I thought they stopped doing this entirely.

Whats so special about Tennessee!?

[Governor Scott]

Ok, they were just sitting on the results. I thought they stopped doing this entirely.

Whats so special about Tennessee!?

Country music, of course.

[Χahar]

Below New Jersey? Really?

Everyone else can go [Inks] themselves. They're just jealous.

[Californian Tony]

LOL@Oklahoma being tied with Vermont.

[Hashemite]

Idiot. There is no excuse for KY, TN, PA, SD and IA being viewed more favourably than Vermont.

[a Person]

Idiot. There is no excuse for KY, TN, PA, SD and IA being viewed more favourably than Vermont.

Oklahoma > Illinois.
Even worse.

[JulioMadrid]

If PPP called me, I'd say I have a positive opinion of every state but Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Texas, Kentucky and Louisiana :p (undecided on Utah and Arkansas).

My favourite state is VT (followed by Colorado, NC and Hawaii), what's yours?

[Reginald]

LOL@Oklahoma being tied with Vermont.

Oklahoma > Illinois.
Even worse.

If PPP called me, I'd say I have a positive opinion of every state but... Oklahoma...

Yeah well... at least we won't be eating fetuses any time soon.

[For Oklahoma]

Okay stop.

Pennsylvania and New York are viewed favorably, and New Jersey isn't?

F that, America is dumb.

[Χahar]

Okay stop.

Pennsylvania and New York are viewed favorably, and New Jersey isn't?

F that, America is dumb.

Everyone hates New Jersey.

[bgwah]

I'm a little surprise Washington did so well. I thought people would confuse us with the city!

[Californian Tony]

And the least favorite State is California.

WHAT ?

[5280/East California]

I can agree, CO is a great place to live.  I have more happy days than sad ones.

[Prez Duke]

Again, Vermont is way overrated on this site because of its politics. Sure, it has beautiful scenery, but unless you want to live in a rural setting, its not a great place to live permanently.

[Tidewater_Wave]

New Hampshire always seems to be the most free and most livable. New York and New Jersey seem to be at the bottom of those lists.

[Comrade Funk]

Well that sucks.

[5280/East California]

Why is Nevada and Texas light green?

[J. J.]

Is anyone else surprised that Pennsylvania and New Mexico are so popular?

No, it's our tropical weather, golden beaches, and young, hot, babes.

"I wish they all could be Pennsylvania girls ...." 

I live in the state of Pennsylvania; the people polled live in the state of delusion. 

[Tidewater_Wave]

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2011/10/polling-the-states.html

Over the next 3 months PPP will be polling the favorability of all 50 states as part of its national surveys, in order to determine the most popular and least popular ones in the country.  We started off this month with the first 17. Here's how they stack up from best net favorability to worst:

State                     Favorability             Spread
Pennsylvania.............40/11                +29
Indiana......................31/12               +19
Idaho.........................30/11              +19
Arizona.......................39/22              +17
Maryland....................31/15              +16
New Mexico................30/15              +15
Georgia......................31/20             +10
Minnesota..................27/17             +10
Rhode Island..............26/16            +10
Texas........................40/31            +9
Massachusetts...........35/27             +8
Arkansas....................25/20             +5
Alabama.....................27/26             +1
Louisiana....................24/24             Even
Utah............................24/27             -3
Mississippi...................22/28               -6
Illinois.........................19/29             -10

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_US_1014513.pdf

Please excuse my crappy formatting. I couldn't figure out how to make a table

Great find! Thanks.