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Check to see what gas prices are in Democratic areas versus Republican areas. California, New York City, and all the most liberal always have the highest prices.



The direct reason their gasoline prices are higher is probably taxes, but also higher transportation costs and fewer suppliers competing. Texas has many refineries to buy from, nearby, where CA has to import much gas from out of state, and I'm not sure where NYC imports its supplies from (by boat from Europe at times!)

Current prices are largely a result of Chinese demand, not something US politicians could easily do anything about. Worse we're starting to see demand from India start to ramp up.

Coal-to-gas, oil shale extraction and other technologies will keep oil from exceeding $80 or so over the long run, but it will take a while for investors to be convinced it's safe to assume oil prices won't fall, and longer still to build large scale production.
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