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Question: Least Religious state?
#1
Washington
 
#2
Oregon
 
#3
Vermont
 
#4
New Hampshire
 
#5
Maine
 
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Total Voters: 28

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Nathan
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« on: July 10, 2012, 05:41:59 PM »

Vermont- after all, New Hampshire is a swing state, but the others come pretty close too.

What does being a swing state have to do with anything?

Vermont can come across as pretty strongly influenced by religious history living there, so I'm going to go with Washington.
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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 08:51:27 PM »

I would think that the least religious states would be the most liberal politically.

Not necessarily. Large parts of the interior West are pretty unchurched except for Mormons, and many Northeastern states still have relatively high rates of adherence. Remember, there is the so-called 'size of government' axis as well as the social axis. New Hampshire conservatives are or fancy themselves libertarian.
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« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2012, 12:14:20 AM »

I would think that the least religious states would be the most liberal politically.

Not necessarily. Large parts of the interior West are pretty unchurched except for Mormons, and many Northeastern states still have relatively high rates of adherence. Remember, there is the so-called 'size of government' axis as well as the social axis. New Hampshire conservatives are or fancy themselves libertarian.
Yeah, and they're becoming more Democrat right now because of Latinos, although most Latinos, as I understand, are pretty religious.

I wouldn't be surprised if church attendance was higher among Democrats than Republicans in certain pockets of the Southwest.
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