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Hillary Clinton 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?

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

* 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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