Great point. Let’s see how YOUR leadership stacks up compares to New York’s..
Murder rate: (per 100,000, ~2024 data)
🔵 New York: 3.5
🔴 Arkansas: 8.5
Life expectancy: (at birth, years, recent 2023–2024 estimates)
🔵 New York: 81.0
🔴 Arkansas: 75.0
Education ranking: (Public schools overall, 2025–2026)
🔵 New York: 3rd
🔴 Arkansas: 38th
Poverty percentage: (2023)
🔵 New York: 14.2%
🔴 Arkansas: 15.7%
Healthcare ranking: (Overall state health system/performance, recent 2025 rankings)
🔵 New York: Top 10–15 range
🔴 Arkansas: Bottom 5
GDP: (Total, ~2025, in trillions/billions)
🔵 New York: $2.47 trillion
🔴 Arkansas: $198 billion
GDP per capita: (~2025)
🔵 New York: $123,369
🔴 Arkansas: $63,703
Infant mortality rate: (per 1,000 live births, ~2024)
🔵 New York: 3.95
🔴 Arkansas: 8.28
Obesity rate: (Adult, ~2024)
🔵 New York: 29.5%
🔴 Arkansas: 38.9%
Teen pregnancy rate: (Teen birth rate per 1,000 females 15–19, ~2024)
🔵 New York: 8.0
🔴 Arkansas: 22.2
Incarceration rate: (per 100,000, recent)
🔵 New York: 159–317
🔴 Arkansas: 574–912