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It is now official: Gas is averaging over $4/gal. in every state, according to the AAA. As we have noted, the price of gas varies from state to state due to distribution costs, local taxes and other factors. But now every state has crossed the $4/gal. threshold. According to GasBuddy.com, the national average is $4.55/gal, up 53% since the war in Iran started.
Here is a heat map from GasBuddy.com showing prices around the country:
As you can see, It is cheapest in the South, where most of the oil is drilled and refined and where taxes are low. It is most expensive in the interior West and especially the far West, but also in parts of the Upper Midwest and Northeast.
Gas prices have been relatively stable for the past 2 weeks after a rapid climb. However, GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan expects that if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed until midsummer, the price of gas will pass $5/gal. If the price is that high around Labor Day, when many people are driving home from vacation and when early voting is about to start, it will signal big trouble for the Republicans as few voters are buying the story that it is Barack Obama's fault or Joe Biden's fault. Over three-quarters of Americans put the blame squarely on Donald Trump. (V)