And “Coke” (which is used not only to describe the actual Coca-Cola brand but all types of soda in general) is used by people in Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia.

Pink is the color for "Coke." "Soda" trails behind at 582, while just 153 went with "pop." Another 665 chose "other" with "soft drink" topping that write-in list. Why the South calls everything "Coke" ...

However, in a survey with almost 375,000 responses across the U.S., the pop, soda and Coke debate statistics prove that people’s environment does influence their preferred term.

We’ve used his data to create map, below, showing each state’s preferred term. As you can see, people in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Minnesota use “pop.” ...

And “Coke” (which is used not only to describe the actual Coca-Cola brand but all types of soda in general) is used by people in Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia.