3/ Alabama, AL
There is a fascinating connection between a 100 million-year-old coastline and modern AL voting patterns. Build up of plankton and chalk formations created rich soil known as the โBlack Beltโ, perfect for cotton. This lead to large slave populations, which in turn affects local demographics and voting patterns to this day.
4/ Arkansas, AR
You can reach every neighbouring state by travelling south from Arkansas.
Also, a shout-out to Texarkana, one of several bi-state cities, the name a portmanteau of Texas, Arkansas, and nearby Louisiana.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana,_Arkansas
#geoweirdness at its best!