It has often been discussed what the impact of political parties are on the economy, with both parties claiming to have the upper hand. Some reference their policies, others note outcomes, and others still push from unproven theories to try something new.
In the end, only the outcomes can be objectively measured. But even with that, interpretation plays a role. In this series of debate club posts, I want to post some outcomes and then discuss the interpretation of them. To begin with, I want to look at the State federal dependencies and economic production. The fact will be presented below, and my analysis will be available in the comments, to avoid bias.
SECTION ONE: STATE FEDERAL DEPENDENCIES
In this section, I will present the current state of contribution versus dependency on federal funding per state. I will note the political affiliation, return on tax dollars (per dollar), % of state revenue that is federal funds, and the general GDP production of each state, as well as the percent that is of the entire nation’s economic value creation (minus overarching value streams). I will order them alphabetically, in order to not weigh one economic factor over another.
| State (and DC) | Return on Tax Dollars | % of State Revenue | GDP Production | % of National Value | Political Affiliation |
| Alabama | $1.80 | 26.61% | $275,396 | 1.10% | Republican |
| Alaska | $2.41 | 33.90% | $64,257 | 0.26% | Republican |
| Arizona | $1.71 | 30.07% | $453,602 | 1.81% | Republican |
| Arkansas | $0.78 | 28.17% | $163,779 | 0.65% | Republican |
| California | $0.65 | 17.80% | $3,558,512 | 14.18% | Democratic |
| Colorado | $0.83 | 15.93% | $480,828 | 1.92% | Democratic |
| Connecticut | $1.04 | 20.00% | $317,907 | 1.27% | Democratic |
| Delaware | $0.32 | 29.24% | $86,673 | 0.35% | Democratic |
| DC | $1.38 | 27.65% | $160,728 | 0.64% | Democratic |
| Florida | $0.77 | 20.00% | $1,371,468 | 5.46% | Republican |
| Georgia | $0.85 | 18.77% | $747,535 | 2.98% | Republican |
| Hawaii | $1.83 | 19.19% | $96,979 | 0.39% | Democratic |
| Idaho | $1.23 | 26.94% | $108,438 | 0.43% | Republican |
| Illinois | $0.60 | 18.08% | $1,024,019 | 4.08% | Democratic |
| Indiana | $0.99 | 26.39% | $452,422 | 1.80% | Republican |
| Iowa | $0.97 | 19.88% | $230,104 | 0.92% | Republican |
| Kansas | $0.87 | 18.26% | $209,272 | 0.83% | Republican |
| Kentucky | $1.89 | 32.20% | $258,293 | 1.03% | Republican |
| Lousiana | $1.25 | 33.38% | $281,047 | 1.12% | Republican |
| Maine | $1.72 | 28.27% | $83,514 | 0.33% | Democratic |
| Maryland | $1.23 | 22.07% | $465,635 | 1.85% | Democratic |
| Massachusetts | $0.54 | 21.39% | $679,122 | 2.71% | Democratic |
| Michigan | $0.99 | 25.06% | $615,408 | 2.45% | Democratic |
| Minnesota | $0.69 | 19.68% | $442,528 | 1.76% | Democratic |
| Mississippi | $2.60 | 32.41% | $138,156 | 0.55% | Republican |
| Missouri | $0.85 | 25.50% | $386,397 | 1.54% | Republican |
| Montana | $1.59 | 32.13% | $64,757 | 0.26% | Republican |
| Nebraska | $0.64 | 18.81% | $161,260 | 0.64% | Republican |
| Nevada | $0.90 | 18.42% | $213,410 | 0.85% | Democratic |
| New Hampshire | $0.94 | 25.17% | $104,172 | 0.41% | Democratic |
| New Jersey | $0.56 | 16.79% | $737,654 | 2.94% | Democratic |
| New Mexico | $3.69 | 32.06% | $122,359 | 0.49% | Democratic |
| New York | $0.74 | 21.06% | $2,034,912 | 8.11% | Democratic |
| North Carolina | $0.89 | 21.97% | $723,163 | 2.88% | Republican |
| North Dakota | $1.12 | 25.68% | $74,745 | 0.30% | Republican |
| Ohio | $0.62 | 20.95% | $817,627 | 3.26% | Republican |
| Oklahoma | $1.50 | 24.19% | $242,303 | 0.97% | Republican |
| Oregon | $1.01 | 23.19% | $294,325 | 1.17% | Democratic |
| Pennsylvania | $0.92 | 24.14% | $915,424 | 3.65% | Democratic |
| Rhode Island | $0.77 | 29.75% | $70,759 | 0.28% | Democratic |
| South Carolina | $1.71 | 22.71% | $292,932 | 1.17% | Republican |
| South Dakota | $0.83 | 32.97% | $67,489 | 0.27% | Republican |
| Tennessee | $0.78 | 22.32% | $469,938 | 1.87% | Republican |
| Texas | $0.83 | 20.49% | $2,354,455 | 9.38% | Republican |
| Utah | $0.79 | 16.08% | $245,831 | 0.98% | Republican |
| Vermont | $1.50 | 35.83% | $40,249 | 0.16% | Democratic |
| Virginia | $1.47 | 18.93% | $642,755 | 2.56% | Democratic |
| Washington | $0.63 | 16.00% | $717,336 | 2.86% | Democratic |
| West Virginia | $3.09 | 34.07% | $96,724 | 0.39% | Republican |
| Wisconsin | $0.84 | 16.09% | $398,850 | 1.59% | Democratic |
| Wyoming | $1.11 | 31.87% | $48,044 | 0.19% | Republican |
Quick Facts:
Out of 51 states/districts recorded, 24 are Democratic and 27 are Republican
The average economic output of Democratic states is $596,002
The average economic output of Republican states is $399,979
The average ROI for Democratic states is $1.07
The average ROI for Republican states is $1.28
The average Dependency on federal funds for Democratic states is 22.57%
The average Dependency on federal funds for Republican states is 25.80%
Democratic states make up 56.98% of the national value
Republican states make up 43.02% of the national value