State rankings
Bellwether States
Ohio has the highest % Correct Since 1980 (90.9), followed by Nevada (90.9) and Florida (81.8). New Hampshire has the lowest (81.8).
% Correct Since 1980Better directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
7 of 51 states% Correct Since 1980
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All 7 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
81.8
Middle half 81.8 – 86.35
Average
84.4
7 states
Highest
90.9
Ohio
Lowest
81.8
New Hampshire
Data
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7 states · # = rank by % Correct Since 1980
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 90.9 | 1 miss - 2020 |
| 1 |  Nevada | 90.9 | 1 miss - 2016 |
| 3 |  Florida | 81.8 | 2 misses - 1992, 2020 |
| 3 |  Pennsylvania | 81.8 | 2 misses - 2000, 2004 |
| 3 |  Colorado | 81.8 | 2 misses - 1996, 2016 |
| 3 |  New Mexico | 81.8 | 2 misses - 2000, 2016 |
| 3 |  New Hampshire | 81.8 | 2 misses - 2004, 2016 |
What correlates with % Correct Since 1980?
Not enough places to compare
Correlations need at least 10 states with data; this metric covers 7.
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest % Correct Since 1980?
- Ohio has the highest % Correct Since 1980, at 90.9, followed by Nevada (90.9) and Florida (81.8).
- Which state has the lowest % Correct Since 1980?
- New Hampshire has the lowest % Correct Since 1980, at 81.8.
- What is the median % Correct Since 1980 across US states?
- The median is 81.8 across the 7 US states with data.
- Where does this bellwether states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Wikipedia.