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Most Conservative States

Larrry

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Wyoming, Mississippi, Utah Rank as District of Columbia and four New England states rank as most liberalby Jeffrey M. Jones
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- A majority of Wyoming, Mississippi, and Utah residents identified as conservative rather than moderate or liberal during the first half of 2010, making these the most politically conservative states in the U.S. The District of Columbia had the greatest percentage of liberals, along with four New England states: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
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The group of most conservative states includes five Southern states, three Western states, and three states from the Midwest. The 10 most liberal states are primarily made up of Northeastern states, but also include the Pacific Coast states of Oregon and Washington.

In general, Americans are much more likely to identify politically as conservative than as liberal, and this has been the case for many years. As a result, the 10 most conservative states have no fewer than 46% of their residents identifying as conservative. In contrast, the 10 most liberal states have a much lower threshold of 25% liberal identifiers in their states.

For the full results for each state, see page 2.

On average, conservatives outnumber liberals by about 20 percentage points across all states. Only in the District of Columbia and Rhode Island did liberals outnumber conservatives during the first half of 2010.


Ideology and Partisanship

As one would expect, there is overlap between the most liberal and Democratic states and most conservative and Republican states. The five most liberal states and New York all appear in the top 10 most Democratic states. Likewise, six of the most conservative states (Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Alabama, Idaho, and Nebraska) also rank among the most Republican.

Notably, whereas Southern states comprise half of the 10 most conservative states, only Alabama from that region ranks among the most Republican. This dichotomy likely stems from the South's conservative political roots but also its historical affiliation with the Democratic Party. Southerners' affiliation with the Democratic Party has weakened in the past few decades as Southern states have become reliably Republican in voting for president and have elected increasing numbers of Republicans to Congress, governor, and state legislatures.

This story is part of a series of midyear updates on Gallup's State of the States data, to be released in July and August on Gallup.com. See the complete schedule and send your suggestion for our "readers' pick." Gallup.com will report new full-year totals in early 2011 based on all 2010 surveys.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/141677/Wyoming-Mississippi-Utah-Rank-Conservative-States.aspx
 

Steve

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an interesting poll... of those who considered themselves conservative/Liberal...

I have noticed... that most moderate conservatives will claim to be conservative.. for example,... I don't believe Abortion should be outlawed... just eliminate the need,.. and make the laws fair... and so it goes on many issues.. I can compromise on the issue while pushing for a better solution then exist today..

but for Liberals... even moderate ones.. they do not admit the extent of their liberal beliefs.. often saying the are independent.. yet fight to the ends of the earth for the liberal agenda...

25% liberals in New Jersey.. is grossly understated....
 

Mike

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but for Liberals... even moderate ones.. they do not admit the extent of their liberal beliefs.. often saying the are independent.. yet fight to the ends of the earth for the liberal agenda...

There is a person here that fits that description perfectly. I won't call any names but his ass is as wide as a Peterbilt truck bumper.
 
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Anonymous

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I also saw this poll on the news the other day. News like this sure makes me proud of the place that I call home. A while back I read an article about states economic stability. if I remember correctly, there were only seven or so states that were operating in the black at that time. I'm not sure if I'm recalling right, but I believe that most if not all seven states were in this region of the country and quite a few of them are on the "Most Conservative" list above. Its kind of ironic though that the "Most Conservative" state in the union has a democrat for governor. That goes to show that a little moderation and balance might not be a bad thing. As far as state leaders go we can't complain about ours too much. He has done quite a bit to help Wyoming and he is a big proponent for the states rather large energy industry. One thing I would like to see on the two lists above is the financial status/stability of each state in each category. I'll wager that there are more financially solvent states on the conservative list. I will also bet that there are more pro union leaning states that have needed federal help in the finance category. Any takers?
 

backhoeboogie

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It is embarrassing that Texas is not on top of the list.

Then again, we have folks like this "shaumei" who claim to be from here.

We have way too many swimming south across the red and west across the rio every day. The north eastern libs are way more scary than the mexicans.
 
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