The article in the Federalist mentioned in another reply may prove instructive to you:
https://thefederalist.com/2017/11/17/red-states-tax-takers-blue-states-tax-makers/
Whoever you want to believe, dividing conservatives against each other by state will be a losing proposition.
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/