> Midwesterners are quite notable for being both neoconservatives and poor
No, they aren't, especially the former.
No, they aren't, especially the former.
And economically, they're on average more poor than a lot of areas. See "County Level Poverty." [1] And if you're comparing wages between the two, Midwesterners make significantly less on average than those on the West Coast.
Although I was moreout giving an example and sticking with it for the sake of the main argument to begin with.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism
[1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/rural-economy-population/rur...