1. The “Clean States”: Fierce Competition and Activism By Andrew Schrijver and Mary Palmer “Politics, to the moralist political culture, is considered one of the great activities of man in his search for the good society- a struggle for power, it is true, but also an effort to exercise power for the betterment of the commonwealth.” -Daniel Elazar

2. Active Citizen Participation in Moralist Political Cultures State Rankings MN  1 WI  2 IA  8 MI  15 Source: http://www.statemaster.com/graph/gov_200_tot_vot_as_per-2004-election-total-votes-percentage “…in the moralist political culture, both the general public and politicians conceive of politics as a public activity centered on some notion of the public good and properly devoted to the advancement of public interest” -Daniel Elazar

3. Bitter Tug of War for Political Control Source: http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/SPPQ/journal_datasets.shtml

5. Michigan Source: Berry et al measure of state ideology

6. Minnesota Source: http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/SPPQ/journal_datasets.shtml Source: Berry et al measure of state ideology

7. Wisconsin Source: http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/SPPQ/journal_datasets.shtml Source: Berry et al measure of state ideology

8. Iowa Source: http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/SPPQ/journal_datasets.shtml Source: Berry et al measure of state ideology

9. Source: http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/

10. Additional Reference Andrew Appleton and Daniel Ward, State Party Profiles: A 50 State Guide To Development, Organization, and Resource