The States: More Liberal, More Conservative or Status Quo???

[Austinite101]

Believe it or not, but Texas is bcoming increasingly liberal. If you look at the 2008 presidential election, it was getting near 50/50. If this trend continues, Texas will become at the very least, on the middle road in a couple of decades or so. ( Oh and i notice that the previous posts are becoming increasingly off topic. Please stay on topic.)

[nep321]

I think the entire country is trending toward being more socially liberal and fiscally conservative. This is good IMO.

[rnc2mbfl]

After reading some of the bickering about conservatism and liberalism, I just wanted to point out that it's all relative and that each individual state's leanings are relative to them only. A very conservative state may be becoming more liberal but remain largely conservative and vice versa
Also, it's important to understand that what is considered conservative or liberal to one person might not be considered to be the same by another person.

Also, migration patterns don't necessarily assure the migration of liberalism and conservatism. For instance, a Northerner who moves South may be doing so because they are conservative and want out of a perceived liberal area. The same might be true for a Southerner moving North, a Westerner moving East, etc. Also, it's interesting to consider that, what might be considered liberal or conservative in on area might be considered the opposite in another place or even "middle of the road" in yet another place.

[Thomas R.]

State of the States
Wyoming, Mississippi, Utah Rank as Most Conservative States

Going by those two Gallup Polls Wyoming and Nebraska look to have become noticeably more conservative. Others too, but I decided against looking through everyone and just focusing on their top or bottom ten or so. Meanwhile Rhode Island and Delaware look to have become noticeably more liberal since their last poll. In some of these cases it's just a matter of moderates shifting identification.