Am I right in thinking this is uniquely American? The states that need welfare the most seem to be most strongly against said welfare, even when the more wealthy states are footing most of the bill.
There was a similar thing here in the UK with the Brexit vote - the regions that got the least money from the EU voted most strongly to remain and the regions that got the most money voted to leave:
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/which-uk-regions...