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Washington is among the least christian identifying states in the country which is a huge factor for why white males in Washington are more liberal than those elsewhere.
It's a major political factor but not the overarching one. Maine gave an EV to Trump, who almost won NH. Both are less religious than Washington.
Maine swung heavily to Trump because the conditions in that state were reminiscint of the rust belt's problems. The state economy has been hampered by decades of outsourcing that has lead to a stagnant economy. Washington on the otherhand grew because of Seattle and Seattle is still humming along because of its tech industry that has literally trickled down to the rest of the economy in Pugent Sound where most of the population is based. So the better economy meant white men didnt swing to trump like Maine did. Otherwise the support for the dems in 2012 was the same in Washington last year with the dem winning white men by 2%.
