Folks in One of the Whitest, Least Educated, and Poorest States Don't Much Like That There Obama Couple

West Virginia Democrats Face an Uneasy Time. (The New York Times, 12/28/2013)

All you need to know. Many of the poorest counties in West Virginia, which are among the most dependent in the nation on food stamps, unemployment insurance and other federal benefits, voted most heavily for Mitt Romney in 2012.

2012 Presidential election

What other state can you name whose population peaked in the 1950s?

You can look it up, but there are no others.