If you look at the USA rankings (which don't give data like the Gini Coefficient by which averages and therefore more meaningful conclusions can be reached, like my article did) the Top 10 states in Racially Equal Income are 50/50 Dem/Republican, and so are the Bottom 10. Literally, 50/50 top and bottom. Your summary of that USAToday article amalgamates over three different qualities (income, unemployment & education) and so there's really no way to verify your kaleidoscope-like fractured view of the USAToday rankings. And second, my article not only presents actual data and averages (unlike your USAToday article), but my article goes into much more meaningful county versus county local analysis. The counties in the USA where African Americans earn --MORE--- than European Americans are overwhelmingly Republican! So far you're completely ignoring more meaningful county & city information. Furthermore, your article deals only with income, which is less meaningful than overall wealth which my article primarily deals with.