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Antonio the Sixth
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« on: February 28, 2015, 05:41:40 PM »
« edited: February 28, 2015, 05:45:08 PM by Antonio V »
Inspired by a discussion with Goldwater a couple months ago, and more recently by all the State polls we had. There are 50 States, so divide them into 5 categories of 10 each (say, great/fine/average/meh/awful). Ideally, you should try to balance out quality of life, aesthetics, weather, culture and politics (but of course you can weigh these factors as you wish).

Here's my map:
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« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2015, 06:19:33 PM »


I gave very little to priority to politics. I mean, my political views would probably be a good fit for Wyoming or Alaska, but that doesn't mean I would enjoy living in those states at all. Tongue
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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2015, 06:28:49 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2015, 06:35:16 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2015, 11:55:32 PM »

So, is blue better than red but worse than green? Is dark blue or light blue better? What about the gold?
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2015, 12:28:44 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2015, 01:08:24 AM »


Red > Blue > Green > Yellow > Gray
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2015, 02:19:48 PM »


Toughie between Cali and MN for that last top 10 spot. After the top 11, every state has its weaknesses and beautiful spots. Not too much variation.
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« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2015, 02:36:18 PM »


Dark green is highest and dark red is lowest.
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« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2015, 04:16:12 PM »
What is the link to color states that way? Thanks.
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2015, 04:38:32 PM »
Quote from: Torie on March 01, 2015, 04:16:12 PM
What is the link to color states that way? Thanks.

We just use the Electoral College calculator.
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« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2015, 04:54:31 PM »
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« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2015, 04:56:37 PM »
Hmm, I came up with a sort of similar scheme a couple of years ago, and here's what I came up with:



Since then, not too much has changed, except Oregon would definitely have moved up to the top tier (displacing Missouri, I think).  Washington state should probably move up, too, by analogy to Oregon.
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« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2015, 04:56:58 PM »
Five worst states:

Florida
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Minnesota

Five best states:

Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Washington
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« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2015, 11:23:12 PM »
Quote from: Snowstalker on March 01, 2015, 04:56:58 PM
Five worst states:

Florida
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Minnesota

Seeing as how this is COMPLETELY unlike the rest of the list, I'm going to assume it's a troll on me.
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« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2015, 10:14:54 AM »


The Upper South is objectively the best part of the country
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« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2015, 01:57:43 PM »
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« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2015, 02:30:04 PM »
Something like this:
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« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2015, 03:03:50 PM »
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« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2015, 03:47:44 PM »
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