top 5 conservative, liberal states

[bgwah]

CONSERVATIVE
1) Utah
2) Idaho
3) Mississippi
4) Oklahoma
5) Nebraska

LIBERAL
1) Vermont
2) Massachusettes
3) Rhode Island
4) Washington
5) New York

[bgwah]

I didn't expect so many people to think of Washington as so liberal.

If the Democrats didn't completely lose Eastern Washington (both of their congressmen used to be democrats, for example)) in the 90s, it would probably be even more liberal!

[bgwah]

Some of the rural areas in Washington vote Democratic. However, ever since Foley and Inslee lost Eastern Washington in 1994, the East has trended Republican to the point where neither Gregoire or Kerry won a single county out there.

However, in Western Washington, rural King County (I know, King but its still twice as big as Rhode Island!) went for Kerry (but for local races went Republican), the coastal areas went for Kerry (Grays Harbor, Pacific, and Jefferson counties are some of the most loyal democrat counties, although Grays Harbor and to a lesser extent Pacific have been slipping away, but still vote Democrat) although they have a few small towns.

In 1980 gubernatorial race, the last Republican victory, King County went for Spellman (R), while Klickitat and Ferry counties in Eastern Washington voted for Jim McDermott!

The Easts transitition from lean Republican to solid Republican took place sometime in the 90s, but Perot's runs make it hard to tell because he threw a lot of counties to Clinton. Locke also had two landslides and won a number of counties out there. But by 2004 you can see its very Republican now. I'm not sure how they work, are they Populist or Libertarian?