Red State Blue State, Hybrid or SUV State

In yesterday's Wall Street Journal (yes, I traded in more frequently flyer miles for another 3 month subscription), there is an article, "Cars and Politics," by Gina Chon (p. R5) on the correlation between how a state votes and what cars residents drive.

Indeed, just as the country has polarized along political lines between red-state Republicans and blue-state Democrats, a similar map could be drawn when it comes to hybrids: blue-state drives are embracing them much more than their red-state counterares are. Similarly, red-state drivers tend to be bigger fans of SUVs. And as regional preferences for vehicles vary, so does related legislation: It's the blue states that are providing more incentives fo rpeople to buy hybrids.