Democracy Index
Democracy Index: A state's average ranking in key categories: average margin of victory (measuring overall competitiveness), landslide index(measuring number of somewhat competitive races), seats-to-votes distortion(measuring how well the intent of voters was reflected by results) and representation index (weighted double, as it measures both voter participation and the percentage of effective votes that elect someone)
Rank | State Minnesota South Dakota Maine Missouri New Hampshire Oregon Iowa Kansas Colorado North Dakota Connecticut Maryland Michigan Montana Idaho Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming Louisiana Washington North Carolina Illinois Alaska Utah Nevada | Score 11.2 11.6 16.6 17.8 18.6 18.8 19.4 19.4 21.2 21.2 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4 23.6 23.6 23.8 24.0 24.2 24.2 24.4 | Rank 25 25 28 28 28 28 28 33 34 35 36 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 | State Oklahoma Pennsylvania Alabama Hawaii Indiana Massachusetts Ohio Nebraska Mississippi Kentucky Georgia Rhode Island Tennessee New Jersey New Mexico Delaware Arkansas South Carolina West Virginia Texas Florida Arizona Virginia California New York | Score 24.4 24.4 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.6 26.0 26.6 27.6 27.6 29.0 29.4 29.4 30.2 31.6 31.6 32.0 33.0 33.6 34.0 34.6 36.4 38.8 |