Gas Prices Highest Where Dems Lead, Lowest Where GOP Leads

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In case you missed it, CNS News reported last week on something that is probably of interest to every American trying to save money.

So most of us.

The highest gas prices can be found in states with Democratic governors. The lowest are found in Republican-led states.

According to AAA.

"According to AAA's daily report published Tuesday, the national average cost of a gallon of gas on Monday was $2.998. Statewide averages varied greatly, ranging from $4.54 a gallon in California to a low of $2.40 in Oklahoma," the report read.

"Four of the five states with the highest gas costs are run by Democrat governors," it continued. "The lone exception, Nevada (#5), has a Republican governor, but Democrats control the legislature."

Democrats led in seven of the ten states where gas is the highest.

CNS broke it down:

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Highest Average Gas Prices:

1. California $4.54 – Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom

2. Hawaii $4.45 – Democrat Gov. Joshua Green

3. Washington $4.16 – Democrat Gov. Bob Ferguson

4. Oregon $3.79 – Democrat Gov. Tina Kotek

5. Nevada $3.71 – Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo – D House, D Senate

6. Alaska $3.69 – Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy

7. Arizona $3.30 – Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs

8. Idaho $3.23 – Republican Gov. Brad Little

9. Pennsylvania $3.22 – Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro

10. District of Columbia $3.20 – Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser

11. Illinois $3.15 – Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzger

That's a lot of Democrats, and again, states like Nevada have Democratic legislatures.

Lowest Average Gas Prices:

1. Oklahoma $2.40 – Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt

2. Texas $2.55 – Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

3. Arkansas $2.57 – Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

4. Mississippi $2.58 – Republican Gov. Tate Reeves

5. Louisiana $2.59 – Republican Gov. Jeff Landry

6. Tennessee $2.60 – Republican Gov. Bill Lee

7. Colorado $2.60 – Democrat Gov. Jared Polis

8. Kentucky $2.60 – Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear (R House, R Senate)

9. Iowa $2.65 – Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds

10. Wisconsin $2.75 – Democrat Gov. Tony Evers (R House, R Senate)

    
    

That's all Republicans except three, yet despite having Democratic governors, Kentucky and Wisconsin also have Republican legislatures.

Republican leadership likely has something to do with why states with Democrat governors ended up on the lowest gas prices list. Those political variables matter.

Again, this is all according to AAA. The data is not driven by political agendas.

Elections, on the other hand, are always about politics.

Expect the price of gas to be an issue - one of the most basic and important issues - that it always has been.