More evidence of a polarized nation comes via this Gallup survey data that combines economic confidence by state with a range of questions on political views. As has been seen in the detailed weekly confidence data in recent years, with the exception of scandals for the party in power, it seems nothing will boost the confidence of the the party not in power.
The flip side of this is that – and this should come as no surprise – most of the highest-ranking states in economic confidence are in the top 10 for presidential approval.
