Alabama was the most conservative state in the union in 2012, with more
than half of state residents describing themselves as politically
conservative, according to a new survey released today by Gallup.
The
Princeton, N.J.-based polling firm found that 50.6 percent of
Alabamians identified their ideology as conservative, the highest among
all states. North Dakota and Wyoming tied for second at 48.6 percent,
followed by Mississippi (48.2) and Utah (48).
Residents
of the District of Columbia were by far the most likely to identify as
liberal (41%), followed by Massachusetts (31%), Oregon, and Vermont
(each at 29% liberal).
Gallup
compiled the rankings through telephone surveys conducted from January
through December of last year, tracking more than 211,000 adults in all
50 states.
While Alabama is reliably Republican, Gallup did find that there is not a perfect correlation between ideology and party.
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