Most Conservative States

Last updated May 24, 2025

Conservative Ranking
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Conservative RankingQuestion Mark
1AlabamaAlabama74
2IndianaIndiana73
2TennesseeTennessee73
4South DakotaSouth Dakota72
5FloridaFlorida71
5ArkansasArkansas71
7WyomingWyoming70
7IdahoIdaho70
9IowaIowa69
9West VirginiaWest Virginia69
11MississippiMississippi68
11OklahomaOklahoma68
11KentuckyKentucky68
11OhioOhio68
15North CarolinaNorth Carolina66
16North DakotaNorth Dakota65
16GeorgiaGeorgia65
18UtahUtah64
18KansasKansas64
20MissouriMissouri61
20NebraskaNebraska61
20LouisianaLouisiana61
23MontanaMontana59
23WisconsinWisconsin59
25TexasTexas58
25MichiganMichigan58
27PennsylvaniaPennsylvania54
27South CarolinaSouth Carolina54
29ArizonaArizona53
30New HampshireNew Hampshire51
31AlaskaAlaska46
32VirginiaVirginia45
33MinnesotaMinnesota44
34MaineMaine40
35WashingtonWashington39
36IllinoisIllinois37
37DelawareDelaware36
37New MexicoNew Mexico36
39NevadaNevada35
39ColoradoColorado35
41OregonOregon32
42ConnecticutConnecticut30
43New JerseyNew Jersey27
44New YorkNew York26
44MarylandMaryland26
44VermontVermont26
47CaliforniaCalifornia24
48Rhode IslandRhode Island20
49HawaiiHawaii19
50MassachusettsMassachusetts15

Introduction

Conservative politics often resonate with calls for smaller government size, minimized regulations, preservation of traditional values and free-market capitalism. The Republican Party is widely recognized as the major conservative political party in the U.S. Correspondingly, conservative-leaning states frequently feature low taxes, limited gun laws, significant religious participation, and limited business regulations.

  • Alabama ranks as the most conservative state with a score of 74 on the conservative scale, followed closely by Indiana and Tennessee both sharing a score of 73.
  • Southern states occupy seven out of the top ten spots for the most conservative states (Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Georgia) clearly underlining the conservative bias in this region.
  • In the Midwest, South Dakota, Iowa, West Virginia and Missouri also make it into the list of top 20 conservative states.
  • Some Western states, such as Idaho, Wyoming and Utah, and certain Northeastern states like New Hampshire display a high conservative leaning.
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