Oregon: Second Most Average State

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.... below is a little clip from a story I heard today on NPR's Podcast Most Emailed Stories. I found this very interesting indeed. I guess they (AP) originally did this due to the shifting dates for state primaries. Suggesting that these shifts are because these states think they are missing out on choosing the next president, claiming they are the ideal snapshot of America. Well, this study clarifies which states are average. My suggestion is that we officially use this listing to schedule presidential primaries on election years. We would have a primary election on every tuesday starting the first week in January. The most 'average' state gets to go first, the least, last (sorry West Virginia). We may have to double up some weeks to meet the November election. The census would update these figures, so each state has an opportunity to be "The America State".

Side note: I was rather taken back that Oregon is so average. I thought we were rather unique. Perspective is everything.

NPR
: New Norms Found in Study of American States

How 'Average' Is Your State?

The Associated Press ranked each state and the District of Columbia on how closely they match national averages on a combination of 21 demographic factors, including race, age, income, education, industrial mix, immigration and the share of people living in urban and rural areas.

Below is a ranking of how each state fared, with Illinois ranked No. 1 as the state that best mirrors the country, and West Virginia ranked 51st as the most atypical:

State
and Rank (see link above for full list)

Illinois 1

Oregon 2

Michigan 3

Washington 4

Delaware
5 ...