Misc
The Best Selling Vehicle in Every State
The Best Selling Vehicle in Every State (2022)
This map shows the best selling vehicle in every U.S. state for 2022, based on data from Edmunds.
The main takeaway from the visualization is that trucks and SUVs are the top selling vehicle in every state but one. See below for the data in tabular format.
State | Best selling vehicle |
---|---|
North Dakota | Chevrolet Silverado |
Minnesota | Chevrolet Silverado |
Wisconsin | Chevrolet Silverado |
Iowa | Chevrolet Silverado |
Nebraska | Chevrolet Silverado |
Missouri | Chevrolet Silverado |
Oklahoma | Chevrolet Silverado |
New Mexico | Chevrolet Silverado |
Arizona | Chevrolet Silverado |
Indiana | Chevrolet Silverado |
Ohio | Chevrolet Silverado |
Kentucky | Chevrolet Silverado |
West Virginia | Chevrolet Silverado |
Alabama | Chevrolet Silverado |
Delaware | Chevrolet Silverado |
South Carolina | Chevrolet Silverado |
Montana | Ford F-Series |
Idaho | Ford F-Series |
Utah | Ford F-Series |
Colorado | Ford F-Series |
South Dakota | Ford F-Series |
Kansas | Ford F-Series |
Texas | Ford F-Series |
Louisiana | Ford F-Series |
Mississippi | Ford F-Series |
Tennessee | Ford F-Series |
Georgia | Ford F-Series |
Michigan | Ford F-Series |
Vermont | Ford F-Series |
Maine | Ford F-Series |
Washington | Toyota RAV4 |
Oregon | Toyota RAV4 |
Illinois | Toyota RAV4 |
New York | Toyota RAV4 |
Pennsylvania | Toyota RAV4 |
Virginia | Toyota RAV4 |
North Carolina | Toyota RAV4 |
Maryland | Toyota RAV4 |
Connecticut | Toyota RAV4 |
Rhode Island | Toyota RAV4 |
Massachusetts | Toyota RAV4 |
DC | Toyota RAV4 |
New Hampshire | Toyota RAV4 |
Wyoming | RAM |
Nevada | RAM |
Alaska | RAM |
New Jersey | Honda CR-V |
Arkansas | GMC Sierra |
Hawaii | Toyota Tacoma |
California | Tesla Model Y |
Florida | Toyota Corolla |
From this list, we can see that the only state where a sedan is the best selling vehicle is Florida. This is unsurprising, given that sedan popularity has been waning in the U.S. for quite some time. This is due to various factors, including shifting consumer preferences and the improved fuel efficiency of trucks and SUVs.
EVs Gain a Foothold
Another interesting story from this map can be found in California, which is the first and only state where an EV, specifically the Tesla Model Y, is the best selling vehicle.
California leads the nation in terms of EV adoption, and coincidentally also has the largest number of Tesla charging stations at 366 (As of July 2023). The next two states in terms of Tesla charging stations are Florida (136) and Texas (128).
Other states that could soon see an EV become their best selling vehicle include Washington and DC. In both these jurisdictions, the Model Y is currently the second most popular vehicle.
United States
How Much Do Americans Trust the Media?
Media trust among Americans has reached its lowest point since Trump won the 2016 presidential election.

How Much Do Americans Trust the Media?
Media trust among Americans has reached its lowest point in six years.
Gallup began its survey on media trust in 1972, repeating it in 1974 and 1976. After a long period, the public opinion firm restarted the polls in 1997 and has asked Americans about their confidence level in the mass media—newspapers, TV, and radio—almost every year since then.
The above graphic illustrates Gallup’s latest poll results, conducted in September 2023.
Americans’ Trust in Mass Media, 1972-2023
Americans’ confidence in the mass media has sharply declined over the last few decades.
Trust in the mass media | % Great deal/Fair amount | % Not very much | % None at all |
---|---|---|---|
1972 | 68 | 24 | 6 |
1974 | 69 | 21 | 8 |
1976 | 72 | 22 | 4 |
1997 | 53 | 31 | 15 |
1998 | 55 | 35 | 9 |
1999 | 55 | 34 | 11 |
2000 | 51 | 37 | 12 |
2001 | 53 | 33 | 14 |
2002 | 54 | 35 | 11 |
2003 | 54 | 35 | 11 |
2004 | 44 | 39 | 16 |
2005 | 50 | 37 | 12 |
2007 | 47 | 35 | 17 |
2008 | 43 | 35 | 21 |
2009 | 45 | 37 | 18 |
2010 | 43 | 36 | 21 |
2011 | 44 | 36 | 19 |
2012 | 40 | 39 | 21 |
2013 | 44 | 33 | 22 |
2014 | 40 | 36 | 24 |
2015 | 40 | 36 | 24 |
2016 | 32 | 41 | 27 |
2017 | 41 | 29 | 29 |
2018 | 45 | 30 | 24 |
2019 | 41 | 30 | 28 |
2020 | 40 | 27 | 33 |
2021 | 36 | 29 | 34 |
2022 | 34 | 28 | 38 |
2023 | 32 | 29 | 39 |
In 2016, the number of respondents trusting media outlets fell below the tally of those who didn’t trust the media at all. This is the first time that has happened in the poll’s history.
That year was marked by sharp criticism of the media from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
In 2017, the use of the term ‘fake news’ rose by 365% on social media, and the term was named the word of the year by dictionary publisher Collins.
The Lack of Faith in Institutions and Social Media
Although there’s no single reason to explain the decline of trust in the traditional media, some studies point to potential drivers.
According to Michael Schudson, a sociologist and historian of the news media and a professor at the Columbia Journalism School, in the 1970s, faith in institutions like the White House or Congress began to decline, consequently impacting confidence in the media.
“That may have been a necessary corrective to a sense of complacency that had been creeping in—among the public and the news media—that allowed perhaps too much trust: we accepted President Eisenhower’s lies about the U-2 spy plane, President Kennedy’s lies about the ‘missile gap,’ President Johnson’s lies about the war in Vietnam, President Nixon’s lies about Watergate,”
Michael Schudson – Columbia Journalism School
More recently, the internet and social media have significantly changed how people consume media. The rise of platforms such as X/Twitter and Facebook have also disrupted the traditional media status quo.
Partisans’ Trust in Mass Media
Historically, Democrats have expressed more confidence in the media than Republicans.
Democrats’ trust, however, has fallen 12 points over the past year to 58%, compared with 11% among Republicans and 29% among independents.
According to Gallup, Republicans’ low confidence in the media has little room to worsen, but Democrat confidence could still deteriorate and bring the overall national reading down further.
The poll also shows that young Democrats have less confidence in the media than older Democrats, while Republicans are less varied in their views by age group.
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