Guam also tipped over, or was in danger of doing so.
Guam is actually not as demonratic. Until the last election it had a Republican legislature and still has a Republican governor. Crime is low. The society is friendly. The territory runs a balanced budget and handles its internal affairs pretty well. It does suffer from a bad case of nepotism.
Statehood would double our taxes as right now every dollar the IRS collects on Guam stays here. If we were a state the state would have to impose more taxes.
Guam will never have enough population to be a state. 170,000 is already pretty high for 212 square miles.
It is actually a real blessing to be so small and insignificant that Uncle Sam ignores you!