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Federal Tax Dollars and Spending by State

The analysis of federal tax dollars sent to and received from Washington by states that trend Democratic or Republican.

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Jan 8, 2026

How do per-capita federal receipts and net fiscal flows compare across partisan-trending states?

Across multiple recent analyses, states that trend Democratic (“blue”) generally send more federal tax dollars per capita into Washington while states that trend Republican (“red”) tend to receive mor...