Most liberal and conservative states

[hcallega]

It's interesting to see what we consider conservative and liberal. For instance, upstate NY is by no means liberal, while most of NYC is far-left. Yet because of the size of the liberal urban areas, the state votes solidly DEM. When we look at Massachusetts, there is actually more diversity then you guys seem to think. Even within Boston there is much division: You have the Harvard and MIT intellectuals who are very socially liberal (though more economically libertarian), but you also have the blue-collar southies who are some of the most reliable Democratic voters in the country who would not consider themselves to be liberal (they have yet to elect a pro-choice congressman). If we look at the old Yankee GOP, many of those are actually more liberal than the working class Democrats in South Boston (and the Irish Suburbs) and Springfield.  What would be interesting would be to average out the lib/conservative ratings for all of the congressmen in a state, and then see how the list might change. Of course ole Bernie Sanders in Vermont might swing that state quite a bit to the left!!!

I've decided to make a top ten social liberal, economic liberal, social conservative, and economic conservative instead.

Social Liberal
1-Vermont
2-Rhode Island
3-Hawaii
4-Connecticut
5-Massachusetts
6-Maryland
7-California
8-Minnesota
9-Oregon
10-New York

Economic Liberal
1-Massachusetts
2-New York
3-Maryland
4-West Virginia
5-Michigan
6-Wisconsin
7-Rhode Island
8-Vermont
9-California
10-Illinois

Social Conservative
1-Utah
2-Oklahoma
3-Mississippi
4-Louisiana
5-Alabama
6-Texas
7-Wyoming
8-Idaho
9-North Dakota
10-South Carolina
Economic Conservative
1-Texas
2-Idaho
3-Wyoming
4-Utah
5-New Hampshire
6-Oklahoma
7-Arizona
8-South Carolina
9-Alaska
10-Connecticut