The table above shows the relationship between a state's NCAA division I football attendance and which presidential candidate it supported in the 2008 election. Red states are those that supported the Republican candidate, blue states supported the Democratic candidate. Lighter blue states were "swing states" -- states that where the vote was close, but went for the Democratic candidate.
The attendance figure was calculated by dividing the total Division I football attendance for 2008 by the state's total population.
As the graph shows, there is a correlation between high attendance states, and support for the Republicans in the election.
It would seem likely that stronger conservative feelings of loyalty and authority contribute to support.
