# Coke/Pepsi Regional Dominance

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 18, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973 "2003-11-18T20:58:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973/21 "2003-11-20T04:54:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by cckerberos \*  
> \*\*It’s a little easier to see the soda/pop/coke breakdown on this map :
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> [http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html](http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html)
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> In my experience living in different cities in New England, I always found that Coke was more common than Pepsi, but Pepsi was hardly difficult to find, though. \*\*

Wow, that map certainly was enlightening. Its surprising just how closely the distribution followed state boundarys. You would think that it was more of a cultural thing but its obviously not. Has anyone come up with a hypothesis as to why crossing a state border changes the word?

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973/22 "2003-11-20T07:11:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Lobelia Overhill \*  
> \*\*Vile, vile, disgusting stuff … \*\*

Nectar of the gods. My number two reason for visiting, between family (number one) and Cadbury Flakes (number three). Of course, you can see where my culinary leanings are.

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**Author:** ![Skip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Skip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skip)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973/23 "2003-11-20T08:00:37Z")

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South Africa is 100% Coca Cola. You might find the odd tin of Mountain Dew or Pepsi in a 7-11 but that’s imported in from Namibia and not bottled locally.

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**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973/24 "2003-11-20T08:47:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Wheel \*  
> \*\*Pepsi is huge here in North Carolina. We make it here. Incidentally, NC has,I think, the lowest softdrink tax in the country. \*\*

So why are soft drinks so much more expensive here than they were back in Kentucky?

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**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973/25 "2003-11-20T09:04:46Z")

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Michigan has no predominance. I’ve always been more of a Pepsi fan. Both my wife and my ex were Coke drinkers when I met them but I converted both of them!

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**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973/26 "2003-11-20T13:19:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by CrazyCatLady \*  
> \*\*So why are soft drinks so much more expensive here than they were back in Kentucky? \*\*

That’s a good question (and a different OP): I just moved from NC to KY and have been pleasantly surprised that soft drinks, beer, liquor, and even most groceries are cheaper here than in NC!

And speaking of the OP, around here (judging by what I see in people’s baskets at the Super Wal-Mart), the answer is **Ale-8-One**.

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