Since 1984, blue states have seen their house values go up from an average of $85,000 to $312,000, while red states saw an increase from $75,000 to $184,000. Blue states now account for 77% of the total value of homes in United States. “If you look at 20 to 30 years ago, Republican red states had higher net worth than Democrats in blue states. The divide between blue states and red states is likely to continue growing. To determine which states were blue states and which were red states, HouseCanary relied on elections and the statistical analysis website FiveThirtyEight’s projections for the 2016 presidential elections.

Source: The Guardian September 25, 2016 10:52 UTC