Hillary Has Won in States that Produce 63%
of U.S. Gross Domestic Product
By Frank Marafiote
Although Hillary Clinton is lagging in the total delegate count, after April
22nd's impressive 10-point win over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, she has added
another economic powerhouse to her list of primary victories.
After doing an analysis of the Gross Domestic Product produced by each state,
the states that Hillary Clinton has won contribute a whopping 63% of the total
contested GDP, as compared to Barack Obama's 37%.
Indeed, even if Obama won every primary still to come, he would be several
trillion dollars short of Hillary's total.
The significance of this data cannot be overstated. Not only are these among
our most populous states, they are the economic backbone and future of this
country. That is where Hillary is winning. For the most part, Obama's victories
-- with the exception of his home state of Illinois -- most of his wins have
come in second-tier economic states.
Even though "total states won" and delegate counts get most of the
attention, Hillary's almost two-to-one lead in states that contribute the most
to our economy sends an important message to the Democratic Party.
The question is: are they listening?
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Total Contested Gross
Domestic Product (44 states)* = $12,108, 023 |
| Hillary Clinton's Share |
63% |
| Barack Obama's Share |
37% |
|
Hillary's Share of
State
Gross Domestic Product |
Obama's Share of State
Gross Domestic Product |
|
CA
|
$1,727,355
|
IL
|
$589,598
|
|
TX
|
$1,065,891
|
GA
|
$379,550
|
|
NY
|
$1,021,944
|
VA
|
$369,260
|
|
FL
|
$713,505
|
WA
|
$293,531
|
|
PA
|
$510,293
|
MD
|
$257,815
|
|
OH
|
$461,302
|
MN
|
$244,546
|
|
NJ
|
$453,177
|
CO
|
$230,478
|
|
MI
|
$381,003
|
WI
|
$227,230
|
|
MA
|
$337,570
|
MO
|
$225,876
|
|
TN
|
$238,029
|
CT
|
$204,134
|
|
AZ
|
$232,463
|
LA
|
$193,138
|
|
OK
|
$134,651
|
AL
|
$160,569
|
|
NV
|
$118,399
|
SC
|
$149,214
|
|
AR
|
$91,837
|
IA
|
$123,970
|
|
NM
|
$75,910
|
KS
|
$111,699
|
|
NH
|
$56,276
|
UT
|
$97,749
|
|
RI
|
$45,660
|
DC
|
$87,664
|
|
TOTAL GDP
|
$7,665,265
|
MS
|
$84,225
|
|
|
|
NE
|
$75,700
|
|
|
|
DE
|
$60,361
|
|
|
|
HI
|
$58,307
|
|
|
|
ID
|
$49,907
|
|
|
|
ME
|
$46,973
|
|
|
|
AK
|
$41,105
|
|
|
|
WY
|
$29,561
|
|
|
|
ND
|
$26,385
|
|
|
|
VT
|
$24,213
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
GDP
|
$4,442,758
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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* All dollar figures are in millions. For this analysis, U.S.
Territories were not included in the totals.
Source: U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis, data released 6/7/2007
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