--- description: Alabama is the most Republican state in the union and Washington the most Democratic, according to a new ranking guide. title: Alabama Most Conservative State, Washington Most Liberal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2df4fa7fd3270542/6987629a8e06019b32457e52/republicans-democrats.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Are the Most Democratic and Most Republican States by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 24, 2014 12:35 PM CUT  Getty Images by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 24, 2014 12:35 PM CUT Alabama is the most Republican state in the union and Washington the most Democratic, according to a new ranking guide published by the Washington, D.C. newspaper [_The Hill_](http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/221721-how-red-or-blue-is-your-state "undefined"). The paper’s results mirror but don’t completely match up with last year’s [Gallup ranking of the most liberal and conservative states](http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/01/poll-alabama-most-conservative-state-in-the-union-massachusetts-most-liberal/ "undefined"), which set Alabama as the most conservative state and Massachusetts as the most liberal. Gallup conducted its list through 2012 interviews, while _The Hill_ analyzed congressional delegations, the makeup of state legislatures and recent presidential elections. Rounding out the top five Republican states are Alaska, Idaho, Kansas and Mississippi, according to _The Hill_, and the top five most Democratic states include Minnesota, Oregon, California and Rhode Island. You can find _The Hill_‘s complete guide [here](http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/221721-how-red-or-blue-is-your-state "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3536420/republican-democratic-states/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3536420/republican-democratic-states/"},"headline":"These Are the Most Democratic and Most Republican States","datePublished":"2014-10-24T12:35:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:59:41.725Z","description":"According to a new guide from The Hill","url":"https://time.com/3536420/republican-democratic-states/","keywords":["United States"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2df4fa7fd3270542/6987629a8e06019b32457e52/republicans-democrats.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Rogers","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2df4fa7fd3270542/6987629a8e06019b32457e52/republicans-democrats.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republicans Democrats","caption":"Republicans Democrats","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3536420/republican-democratic-states/","name":"These Are the Most Democratic and Most Republican States"}}]}] ```