Rankings: Alabama Most Conservative State

Alabama teams (Alabama is currently #3 and Auburn is #4) usually top the college football rankings, but the state is the country’s most conservative, according to The Hill’s new rankings.

The D.C. publication “ranked all 50 states on a scale of red to blue, looking at voting history in presidential elections, party breakdown in Congress, and elections for governor and state legislature,” and it noted that “Alabama has voted for Republican presidential candidates in the last seven elections” and “both senators are Republican as well as six of seven House members.”

Here are the top five conservative states, according to The Hill‘s rankings: 

ALABAMA:

Voted for Republican president in last seven elections; two Republican senators; six out of seven House representatives are Republicans; two out of past three governors have been Republicans; Republican-controlled legislature.

ALASKA:

Voted for Republican president in last seven elections; one Republican senator and one Democratic senator; one and only House representative is Republican; past three governors have been Republicans; Republican-controlled legislature.

IDAHO:

Voted for Republican president in last seven elections; two Republican senators, two out of two House representatives are Republicans; past three governors have been Republicans; Republican-controlled legislature.

KANSAS:

Voted for Republican president in last seven elections; two Republican senators; four out of four House representatives are Republicans; two out of past three governors have been Democrats; Republican-controlled legislature.

MISSISSIPPI:

Voted for Republican president in last seven elections; two Republican senators; three out of four House representatives are Republicans; two out of past three governors have been Republicans; Republican-controlled legislature.

Washington state was ranked the most liberal state. The Hill noted that Washington “has voted for Democratic candidates in the last seven presidential elections and is represented by two Democratic senators.” In addition, Democrats control the state’s legislature and “six of its 10 representatives in the House are Democrats, as are its past three governors.”