Toothless

2004

2008

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut

12.4%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

Red States / Blue States in Recent Presidential Election

Utah

13.5%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California

13.7%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

Ranked by Toothlessness per 2004 CDC Study*

 

 

Minnesota

14.3%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona

14.9%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

* Percentage of adults aged 65+ who have had all their

 

Washington

16.1%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

natural teeth extracted.

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts

16.4%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada

16.5%  

Bush

Obama

Obama

 

NOTE: Data for Hawaii is not available

 

 

 

Maryland

16.6%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

16.8%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

See http://www.statemaster.com/graph/hea_ora_hea_los

 

Texas

16.8%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

_of_nat_tee-health-oral-loss-natural-teeth

 

 

New Jersey

16.9%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan

17.1%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

For another interesting take on the 2008

 

 

Oregon

17.7%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

Presidedntial election, see

 

 

 

 

Colorado

18.0%  

Bush

Obama

Obama

 

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/

 

 

Rhode Island

18.4%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

18.7%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida

18.7%  

Bush

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia

19.3%  

Bush

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin

19.6%  

Kerry

McCain

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montana

19.6%  

Bush

Obama

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio

20.4%  

Bush

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Hampshire

21.0%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

21.1%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vermont

21.2%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wyoming

21.8%  

Bush

Obama

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Carolina

21.8%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Mexico

21.8%  

Bush

McCain

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idaho

22.4%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska

23.0%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nebraska

23.1%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa

23.2%  

Bush

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania

23.7%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maine

24.2%  

Kerry

Obama

Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arkansas

24.6%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Dakota

24.9%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missouri

25.2%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Dakota

26.1%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana

27.3%  

Bush

Obama

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas

27.8%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia

28.2%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina

28.3%  

Bush

Obama

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mississippi

29.5%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma

31.1%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana

31.3%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama

31.9%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee

32.2%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentucky

38.1%  

Bush

McCain

Romney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Virginia

42.8%  

Bush

McCain

Romney