{"id":4608,"date":"2024-05-02T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/?p=4608"},"modified":"2024-05-02T10:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:43:57","slug":"alaska-crowned-biggest-star-wars-fans-in-us-according-to-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/blog\/alaska-crowned-biggest-star-wars-fans-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Crowned Biggest Star Wars Fans In US According To New Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
IOT = Interest Over Time – determining the amount of interest each US state has shown on Google in Star Wars across the last 12 months<\/p>\n
Key Highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n With May 4 on the horizon, which states are home to the biggest Star Wars fans?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The states that googled \u201cStar Wars\u201d the most over the last 12 months were determined with the help of Google Trends data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The United States loves to explore a galaxy far, far away. May 4th is known as \u201cStar Wars Day.\u201d \u201cMay the Fourth be with you\u201d is a play on the famous phrase,\u201d May the Force be with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n There is plenty to celebrate about Star Wars, with multiple TV shows and movies on the way. \u201cThe Acolyte\u201d premieres on June 4, 2024, on Disney+, with \u201cSkeleton Crew\u201d streaming later this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The next Star Wars film will be \u201cThe Mandalorian & Grogu\u201d on May 22, 2026. The untitled Star Wars film featuring the return of Daisy Ridley\u2019s Rey Skywalker will likely arrive in December 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Using Google Trends, the state that has searched \u201cStar Wars\u201d the most over the last 12 months was Alaska, with an average interest over time (IOT) value of 36\/100.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 5 states \u2014 Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington \u2014 registered an IOT of 34\/100.<\/span><\/p>\n Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming garnered IOTs of 33\/100.<\/span><\/p>\n California (30 IOT) not ranking toward the top is surprising because Star Wars creator George Lucas was born in Modesto, California. Industrial Light & Magic, Lucas\u2019s visual effects company, also worked on most special effects from \u201cA New Hope\u201d in Van Nuys, California.<\/span><\/p>\n Another surprising result was Florida (29 IOT), home to Galaxy\u2019s Edge, a Star Wars-themed area at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Galaxy\u2019s Edge is also located at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately for Texans, the Lone Star State is not too concerned with \u201cStar Wars.\u201d Texas recorded the lowest IOT of 19, the only state with a value below 20.<\/span><\/p>\n Tennessee was slightly ahead of Texas with an IOT of 21, followed by Illinois and Vermont at 22.<\/span><\/p>\n By gathering search data on Google Trends relating the light side characters like \u201cLuke Skywalker,\u201d \u201cHan Solo,\u201d \u201cPrincess Leia,\u201d \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi,\u201d and \u201cYoda\u201d& dark side villains like\u00a0 \u201cDarth Vader,\u201d \u201cKylo Ren,\u201d \u201cEmperor Palpatine,\u201d \u201cDarth Maul,\u201d and \u201cCount Dooku\u201d, we were able to deduce which US states preferred the light side and which preferred the dark side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In Star Wars, the battle of good versus evil is also known as the light side against the dark side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The highest IOT value on the light side belonged to Arizona, searching more for \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi,\u201d \u201cHan Solo\u201dand \u201cYoda\u201d than any other US state.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the residents of Florida and California have embraced the dark side. Each state had searched for dark side characters the most out of all US states.<\/span><\/p>\n Florida had notable high searches for \u201cDarth Vader,\u201d & \u201cKylo Ren,\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n California\u2019s standout searches were for \u201cKylo Ren,\u201d & \u201cDarth Maul,\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n When comparing the light side against the dark side, 45 states had higher Interest Over Time numbers for light side terms than dark side terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Delaware was the only state with the same ranking for the light and dark side.<\/span><\/p>\n On May 4, 2022, Alaska Airlines unveiled a Star Wars plane to celebrate \u201cStar Wars Day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Alaska Airlines and Disneyland Resort combined forces to create the Star Wars-themed aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n The plane was painted space black and included two images of the Millennium Falcon on the tail. The plane also featured eight TIE Fighters and a Porg on each winglet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “As part of our strong collaboration, Alaska is proud to combine forces with Disneyland Resort for another magical, special-edition aircraft,” Natalie Bowman, the managing director of marketing and advertising for Alaska Airlines, told \u201c<\/span>Travel + Leisure<\/span><\/a>\u201d. “The detailed artwork and intricately painted design is out of this world, and our guests, especially lifelong Star Wars fans, will feel instantly transported and eager to land at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge the moment they see it.”<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014——————————————————————————————————————-<\/span><\/p>\n Methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n Google Trends – Using Google Trend data over the last 12 months, we were able to see the volume of search Interest Over Time (IOT) for all 50 US states. We used \u201cStar Wars\u201d as the keyword to determine the most obsessed fans across the states, & the main light side & dark side characters from Star Wars to determine if a US state was pro light side or pro dark side<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IOT = Interest Over Time – determining the amount of interest each US state has shown on Google in Star Wars across the last 12 months Key Highlights: Over 12 months, Alaskans Googled \u201cStar Wars\u201d the most out of all 50 states. Texas had the lowest Interest Over Time (IOT) when googling \u201cStar Wars.\u201d California, … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":4610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Alaska feels the force on May 4th<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n State<\/strong><\/td>\n “Star Wars” IOT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Alaska<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Minnesota<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Missouri<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n New Hampshire<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n North Dakota<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Oregon<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Washington<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Colorado<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Idaho<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Kansas<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Kentucky<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Maine<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Michigan<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Montana<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nebraska<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Utah<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Wyoming<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nevada<\/td>\n 32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n New Mexico<\/td>\n 32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Arizona<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ohio<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Wisconsin<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n California<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Oklahoma<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n West Virginia<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Florida<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Massachusetts<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rhode Island<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Arkansas<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Connecticut<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Indiana<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Virginia<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Delaware<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Maryland<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n North Carolina<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Pennysylvania<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Iowa<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mississippi<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Alabama<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Louisiana<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n New Jersey<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n South Carolina<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Georgia<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hawaii<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n New York<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n South Dakota<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Illinois<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Vermont<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Tennessee<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Texas<\/td>\n 19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The 4 US States which choose Dark side over Light<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Alaska Airlines unveiled Star Wars plane<\/b><\/h2>\n