Price of gasoline
and how states voted in 2004.
Someone asked, "What's the price of gasoline in your state?" Now around here, near San Francisco, it varies a bit. But I thought it would be interesting to see what it is around the country. "OH" thinks I, "I wonder if voting patterns make any difference?" Some time ago, I'd compiled a list of how states voted, probably from the 2004 election. So I included that in the table of gasoline prices. Somehow, when sorted on price, I wasn't terribly surprised.
State - - - - - Regular Mid Premium Diesel
California - - $4.398 $4.682 $4.759 $5.090 - blue state
Alaska - - - - - $4.299 $4.549 $4.809 $4.864
Connecticut - $4.269 $4.633 $4.754 $4.975 - blue state
Washington - $4.205 $4.356 $4.573 $4.900 - blue state
New York - - - $4.183 $4.475 $4.570 $5.091 - blue state
Hawaii - - - - - $4.171 $4.411 $4.494 $5.088 - blue state
Oregon - - - - - $4.156 $4.385 $4.451 $4.789 - blue state
Illinois - - - - - $4.103 $4.414 $4.551 $4.786 - blue state
Nevada - - - - $4.092 $4.313 $4.470 $4.839
District of C - $4.049 $4.312 $4.441 $4.850
West Virginia $4.046 $4.230 $4.442 $4.833
Rhode Island $4.035 $4.293 $4.435 $4.922 - blue state
Michigan - - - $4.016 $4.253 $4.424 $4.800 - blue state
Maine - - - - - -$3.997 $4.312 $4.433 $4.830 - blue state
Massachusetts $3.990 $4.290 $4.453 $4.877 - blue state
Pennsylvania - $3.980 $4.196 $4.381 $4.915 - blue state
Idaho - - - - - - $3.976 $4.196 $4.312 $4.788
Delaware - - - $3.974 $4.222 $4.407 $4.829 - blue state
Wisconsin - - - $3.970 $4.122 $4.312 $4.725 - blue state
Vermont - - - - $3.965 $4.266 $4.451 $4.902 - blue state
Maryland - - - $3.965 $4.216 $4.322 $4.793 - blue state
Florida - - - - - $3.963 $4.294 $4.373 $4.762
Utah - - - - - - - $3.961 $4.178 $4.360 $4.786
Indiana - - - - - $3.958 $4.258 $4.378 $4.776
Arizona - - - - - $3.953 $4.123 $4.361 $4.775
Georgia - - - - - $3.945 $4.241 $4.429 $4.738
South Dakota $3.936 $4.188 $4.360 $4.648
North Dakota $3.935 $4.071 $4.217 $4.633
N. Hampshire $3.934 $4.261 $4.413 $4.772 - blue state
Montana - - - - $3.933 $4.101 $4.299 $4.626
Colorado - - - - $3.932 $4.206 $4.394 $4.702
Ohio - - - - - - - - $3.925 $4.185 $4.353 $4.708
Nebraska - - - - $3.923 $4.010 $4.122 $4.641
North Carolina $3.920 $4.160 $4.343 $4.699
Kentucky - - - - $3.908 $4.191 $4.381 $4.629
New Mexico - - $3.901 $4.155 $4.334 $4.734
Virginia - - - - - - $3.892 $4.083 $4.240 $4.684
New Jersey - - - $3.879 $4.160 $4.317 $4.756 - blue state
Louisiana - - - - - $3.872 $4.128 $4.320 $4.651
Iowa - - - - - - - - $3.859 $4.063 $4.258 $4.643
Kansas - - - - - - - $3.857 $3.960 $4.114 $4.666
Alabama - - - - - $3.855 $4.121 $4.244 $4.674
Wyoming - - - - $3.854 $4.018 $4.280 $4.636
Texas - - - - - - - $3.852 $4.075 $4.222 $4.664
Minnesota - - - - $3.842 $3.996 $4.100 $4.637 - blue state
Tennessee - - - - $3.830 $4.054 $4.248 $4.624
Mississippi - - - $3.828 $4.037 $4.219 $4.617
Arkansas - - - - - $3.821 $4.031 $4.287 $4.663
Oklahoma - - - - $3.805 $3.934 $4.153 $4.540
Missouri - - - - - $3.788 $3.942 $4.173 $4.576
South Carolina $3.787 $4.027 $4.222 $4.604
http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/sbsavg.asp
(snapshot done on 6/6/08)