Most Liberal States
Wyoming has the highest PVI in 2024 (R+23), followed by West Virginia (R+21) and Idaho (R+18). Vermont has the lowest (D+17).
7 sources
- Conservatives Greatly Outnumber Liberals in 19 U.S. States - Gallup
- State Rankings - CPAC Center for Legislative Accountability
- 20 Most Liberal States in the US - Insider Monkey
- 2024 United States presidential election - Wiki
- Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) State List - Cook Political Report
- 2020 United States presidential election - Wiki
- 2016 United States presidential election - Wiki
PVI, 2024
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All 48 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
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Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wyoming | R+23 | — |
| 2 |  West Virginia | R+21 | — |
| 3 |  Idaho | R+18 | — |
| 3 |  North Dakota | R+18 | — |
| 5 |  Oklahoma | R+17 | — |
| 6 |  Alabama | R+15 | — |
| 6 |  Kentucky | R+15 | — |
| 6 |  Arkansas | R+15 | — |
| 6 |  South Dakota | R+15 | — |
| 10 |  Tennessee | R+14 | — |
| 11 |  Louisiana | R+11 | — |
| 11 |  Utah | R+11 | — |
| 11 |  Mississippi | R+11 | — |
| 14 |  Nebraska | R+10 | — |
| 14 |  Montana | R+10 | — |
| 16 |  Indiana | R+9 | — |
| 16 |  Missouri | R+9 | — |
| 18 |  South Carolina | R+8 | — |
| 18 |  Kansas | R+8 | — |
| 20 |  Texas | R+6 | — |
| 20 |  Iowa | R+6 | — |
| 20 |  Alaska | R+6 | — |
| 23 |  Florida | R+5 | — |
| 23 |  Ohio | R+5 | — |
| 25 |  Arizona | R+2 | — |
| 26 |  Pennsylvania | R+1 | 0.7 |
| 26 |  Georgia | R+1 | — |
| 26 |  North Carolina | R+1 | — |
| 26 |  Nevada | R+1 | — |
| 30 |  New Hampshire | D+2 | 1.07 |
| 31 |  Virginia | D+3 | 0.72 |
| 31 |  Minnesota | D+3 | 0.78 |
| 33 |  New Jersey | D+4 | 0.93 |
| 33 |  New Mexico | D+4 | — |
| 33 |  Maine | D+4 | 0.94 |
| 36 |  Illinois | D+6 | 0.87 |
| 36 |  Colorado | D+6 | 0.78 |
| 38 |  New York | D+8 | — |
| 38 |  Oregon | D+8 | 0.87 |
| 38 |  Connecticut | D+8 | 0.9 |
| 38 |  Rhode Island | D+8 | 0.86 |
| 38 |  Delaware | D+8 | 0.82 |
| 43 |  Washington | D+10 | 1.1 |
| 44 |  California | D+12 | 1 |
| 45 |  Hawaii | D+13 | — |
| 46 |  Massachusetts | D+14 | — |
| 47 |  Maryland | D+15 | 0.96 |
| 48 |  Vermont | D+17 | — |
| — |  Wisconsin | — | 0.68 |
What correlates with PVI (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,077 other state metrics sharing at least 29 states, 2 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher PVI tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher PVI tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest PVI?
- Wyoming has the highest PVI in 2024, at R+23, followed by West Virginia (R+21) and Idaho (R+18).
- Which state has the lowest PVI?
- Vermont has the lowest PVI in 2024, at D+17.
- What is the median PVI across US states?
- The median is R+4 across the 48 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this most liberal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Conservatives Greatly Outnumber Liberals in 19 U.S. States - Gallup; State Rankings - CPAC Center for Legislative Accountability; 20 Most Liberal States in the US - Insider Monkey; 2024 United States presidential election - Wiki.