Americans in a Poll: Washington, D.C., Worst Place In the Country

By Mary Anne Webber (staff@latinpost.com) First Posted: Apr 14, 2021 09:01 PM EDT

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A recent YouGov poll revealed that Americans had ranked Washington, D.C. as the "worst place in the country."

The poll put two together in head-to-head matches and ranked all the states on their "win percentage."

D.C. ranked in the last place, with only 35 percent winning in its matchups, according to a Breitbart News report.

Washington, D.C. earning the last place could be attributed to it being the political capital of the U.S. It could also be due to its nature of not being a state.

Washington, D.C. got the worst state despite having a world-class city with top restaurants, music venues, galleries, and historical attractions.

Other low-ranking states included Mississippi, Alabama, and New Jersey.

Alabama and Mississippi each had a winning rate of 38 percent.

Iowa, Indiana, Arkansas, and Kentucky are also ranked low in the poll.

Missouri and South Dakota received the same category.

"Americans might be rejecting the political divisiveness it stands for - or could be protesting that it is, in fairness, not a state," the survey was quoted in an RT report.

The Poll

The poll discovered that respondents tended to lean more to their home states when asked about their favorite state, as well as the state they are currently residing in, according to an Independent report.

Americans chose their home states 77 percent of the time, while they chose their state of residence 79 percent of the time.

Only one-third of Americans are living in a state that is not their home state.

Meanwhile, Hawaii came up to be Americans' favorite state.

Americans also placed Colorado, Virginia, Nevada, and North Carolina among the top-rated states.

Other states included in the top 10 were Florida, Arizona, New York, Georgia, and Texas.

Hawaii was likely to have topped the list because of its image as a welcoming state, apart from its tropical vibe.

D.C. Statehood

Meanwhile, the House Oversight and Reform Committee has approved a bill on Wednesday that seeks to make Washington, D.C. the country's 51st state.

Those in favor of D.C.'s statehood argue that its residents are being denied their most basic democratic right to be represented in Congress, according to a Business Insider report.

"The United States is the only democratic country that denies both voting rights in the national legislature and local self-government to the people of its capital and that is wrong. It violates everything we stand for as Americans," the Oversight Committee chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, was quoted in a report.

Congress has already passed the same measure last June. However, the then Republican-controlled Senate refused to bring the matter on the floor last year.

The issue of its statehood has been discussed for decades. Residents are clamoring that they are being taxed without representation.

D.C. has a larger population as compared to both Vermont and Wyoming. In addition, D.C. residents are paying higher federal taxes compared to about half of the other states.

Republicans have argued that its statehood is unconstitutional and a Democratic power grab.

WATCH: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's Opening Statement: H.R. 51, the D.C. Statehood act, Markup - from Oversight Committee

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