Blue states, by and large pay more into the federal govt than redstates. Blue state contributions per capita: Connecticut ($15,643), Massachusetts ($13,582), New Jersey ($13,137), New York ($12,820) and California ($10,510). Red states, by and large, suck on the federal govt teat while bemoaing "excessive spending". Red state contributions per capita: Mississippi ($5,740), West Virginia ($6,349), Kentucky ($6,626) and South Carolina ($6,665)
Mississippi received $2.07 for every tax dollar it sends to Washington, Kentucky $2.89, Virginia $2.24, West Virginia $2.15, Mississippi $2.09, Alaska $2.07 and South Carolina $1.71. Florida, a Republican state, received $1.24 for every dollar it paid in federal taxes.
You want to curb govt spending...I've shown you where to start. Go.