Being a suffering CT conservative I can tell you that “Northeast States” by and large do not depend more on DC than “red” states. This is a common misconception. NY and CT are the #1 & #2 states ranked by the excess amount of taxes paid into the feds over the amount of benefits received because of the wildly inflated salaries (and cost of living) here. I’ve never understood how so many here in this part of the country keep sending Rats to DC who perpetuate this.
“Being a suffering CT conservative I can tell you that “Northeast States” by and large do not depend more on DC than “red” states.”
I guess you can read my words that way, but it wasn’t intended like that. My point was that N. Virgina votes leftist because the money comes from DC...it was to distinguish them from the rest of the state - not to say that the Northeast votes the way they do for the federal money. The Northeast votes the way that they do because of their union legacy - hopefully they get past that.
As far as fewest dollars coming back from DC, as a Tea Party person, I would be PROUD to be at the top of that list - but that’s just me. In any case, it’s based on mainly on military bases, population density (less gets you more money, in order to cover the highways), and agriculture. It also doesn’t help to be a wealthy state, as you have a lower proportion of moochers.