WY, MS Most Conservative States

This Gallup poll ranks the states by the number of respondents who self-identify as either "conservative" or "liberal." My home state of Wyoming is tied for most conservative state in the nation, some 53% of us say we're conservative. It is one of the reasons I like the place.

In addition to Wyoming, the other top 10 conservative states include, in descending order of conservatism: Mississippi, Utah, South Dakota, Alabama, North Dakota, Idaho, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Louisiana. Gallup adds:

In general, Americans are much more likely to identify politically as conservative than as liberal, and this has been the case for many years.

The most liberal 10 states begin with the District of Columbia, followed by Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Colorado, New York, Oregon, Washington, and New Jersey. (It is unclear why the District was included. It is not a state; the politics of its voters are largely irrelevant.)

See Gallup's map. It is only in the west that liberal and conservative states are neighbors, I wonder why? Hat tip to Cheri Lee for sharing this poll with us.