state of the states state of the states / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½ WebTeam Naples, Florida, Metro Tops U.S. in Wellbeing for Fourth Time Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida, had the highest wellbeing across 156 U.S. metro areas for the fourth straight year. Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi, had the lowest. /poll/248834/naples-florida-metro-tops-wellbeing-fourth-time.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/248834/naples-florida-metro-tops-wellbeing-fourth-time.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:30:00 GMT Hawaii Tops U.S. in Wellbeing for Record 7th Time For the seventh time in 11 years, Hawaii led all states in wellbeing in 2018. Hawaii and Colorado are the only states to finish among the top 10 every year since 2008. /poll/247034/hawaii-tops-wellbeing-record-7th-time.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/247034/hawaii-tops-wellbeing-record-7th-time.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 27 Feb 2019 03:30:00 GMT Trump Job Approval 50% or Higher in 17 States in 2018 President Donald Trump's job approval averaged 50% or higher in 17 states in 2018 but was below 40% in 16 states. /poll/247004/trump-job-approval-higher-states-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/247004/trump-job-approval-higher-states-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Feb 2019 03:00:00 GMT Democratic States Exceed Republican States by Four in 2018 In 2018, 22 U.S. states were Democratic, based on the party preferences or leanings of their residents, while 18 were Republican and 10 were competitive. /poll/247025/democratic-states-exceed-republican-states-four-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/247025/democratic-states-exceed-republican-states-four-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Feb 2019 02:30:00 GMT Record 21 States See Decline in Well-Being in 2017 Nearly half of U.S. states saw their well-being scores decline in 2017, according to the Â鶹´«Ã½-Sharecare Well-Being Index. No states saw improvement. /poll/226517/record-states-decline-2017.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/226517/record-states-decline-2017.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:01:00 GMT Wyoming, North Dakota, Utah Lead in Economic Confidence Wyoming, North Dakota and Utah residents were most confident in the U.S. economy in 2017, while Vermont residents were least confident. /poll/226772/wyoming-north-dakota-utah-lead-economic-confidence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/226772/wyoming-north-dakota-utah-lead-economic-confidence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 07 Feb 2018 03:00:00 GMT Conservative-Leaning States Drop From 44 to 39 The number of states where conservatives outnumber liberals declined in 2017 to the lowest in Â鶹´«Ã½'s trend since 2008. Wyoming is still the most conservative state; Vermont and Massachusetts are the most liberal. /poll/226730/conservative-leaning-states-drop.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/226730/conservative-leaning-states-drop.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 06 Feb 2018 10:00:00 GMT State Partisanship Shifts Toward Democratic Party in 2017 After two years in which Republican states outnumbered Democratic ones, the Democratic Party regained a numerical advantage in 2017. /poll/226556/state-partisanship-shifts-toward-democratic-party-2017.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/226556/state-partisanship-shifts-toward-democratic-party-2017.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 01 Feb 2018 03:00:00 GMT