The “Clean States” Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, & Wisconsin

State Rankings MN  25 WI  30 IA  40 MI  44

Diversity in the “Clean States”?

Population Density MN IA WI MI Urban & Rural Populations (%) UrbanRural US7921 MI MN IA WI

Source: State Rankings MN  11 WI  25 MI  26 IA  27

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Religion and Political Culture Evangelical- Protestant ProtestantCatholic Minnesota21%32%28% Iowa24%30%25% Michigan26%19%23% Wisconsin24%23%29% National26%18%24% -Moralist political culture

State Rankings MN  1 WI  2 IA  8 MI  15 percentage

2008 Presidential Donations Rural Areas vs. Cities

The Clean States Believe that Children are our Future StateNational RankChange in Funding from 2003 Michigan44% Minnesota12-0.5% Wisconsin155% Iowa311.4% Total Revenues (‘000) for Public k-12 Schools from State Gov

Life is Good in the Clean States Funding for Welfare (lower ratings= good) Percentage of Population under the Poverty Level (higher ratings= better) Prisoner to Population Ratio (lower ratings= better) MN12481 MI WI34525 IA National Rankings: