From the Dept. of Ironic Statistics

By now everyone's seen the information on the actual difference between very blue states and very red states. Blue states contribute the most money to federal coffers, red states take the most. Blue states have better educated citizens, red states have the lowest-ranked schools. That sort of thing. Then there were the observations that give the lie to the whole "godless, immoral liberal" thing that's so popular with the right these days. Except that things like teen pregnancy, abortion, and divorce rates are also much lower in godless, immoral liberal states.

Now the Times has come along with another log for the bonfire of red state vanities: marriage, as in 'sanctity of,' is going gangbusters in California and New York, but not doing so well in Bush country.

U.S. counties with most increase
Madera, Calif. +3.7%
Tompkins, NY +3.6
Androscoggin, Me +3.6

U.S. counties with most decrease
Boone, Ky -11.16%
Nash, NC -9.7%
Webb, TX -9.6%

Not exactly earth-shaking news, but an interesting addition to the whole "blue state as Sodom" front of the culture wars.