I've not read the book, only a summary a article[1]. The article includes short descriptions of his groupings. Here is Yankeedom: Founded by Puritans, resident

I've not read the book, only a summary a article[1]. The article includes short descriptions of his groupings. Here is Yankeedom: Founded by Puritans, residents in Northeastern states and the industrial Midwest tend to be more comfortable with government regulation. They value education and the common good more than other regions. That fits Minneapolis to me, but maybe not so much the rest of the upper midwest, and not even all of (rural) Minnesota. I think it's less about culture and more about community spirit and civic-mindedness. For example, in the recent NYT map of "Life expectancy of 40-year-olds with household incomes below $28,000, adjusted for race"[2], Minnesota and the northeast look fairly similar (along with Washington and Oregon). Or look at Presidental election results. Wisconsin used to fit this, but is drifting apart from Minnesota, as discuss in this piece[3]. [1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/11/08/which-of-the-11-american-nations-do-you-live-in/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/11/08/w... [2]: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/04/11/upshot/for-the-poor-geography-is-life-and-death.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/04/11/upshot/for-the... [3]: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/opinion/sunday/right-vs-left-in-the-midwest.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/opinion/sunday/right-vs-le...