This list shows the most-liberal to most-conservative state delegations in the House, based on each delegation’s average composite liberal score in National Journal’s 2010 vote ratings.
MOST-LIBERAL STATE DELEGATIONS
Massachusetts (89.0)
Maine (84.5)
Rhode Island (78.3)
Connecticut (73.3)
New York (73.3)
Vermont (70.8)
Maryland (70.0)
Hawaii (66.3)
New Hampshire (66.1)
New Mexico (65.6)
Oregon (60.7)
CENTRIST STATE DELEGATIONS
California (59.5)
New Jersey (56.4)
Wisconsin (55.4)
Washington (55.2)
Minnesota (54.6)
North Dakota (54.0)
Illinois (53.0)
Iowa (52.7)
Michigan (52.4)
Colorado (51.3)
Pennsylvania (49.2)
West Virginia (49.1)
North Carolina (48.2)
South Dakota (47.0)
Nevada (46.5)
Florida (45.0)
Arkansas (44.3)
Mississippi (44.3)
Ohio (44.0)
Tennessee (43.8)
Virginia (43.0)
Indiana (41.7)
Delaware (41.0)
Arizona (40.1)
MOST-CONSERVATIVE STATE DELEGATIONS
Missouri (39.7)
South Carolina (39.7)
Alaska (38.2)
Georgia (38.1)
Idaho (37.2)
Kentucky (35.8)
Texas (31.7)
Utah (31.3)
Alabama (29.6)
Louisiana (26.5)
Nebraska (25.1)
Kansas (24.4)
Oklahoma (23.2)
Montana (19.0)
Wyoming (19.0)
This article appeared in the Saturday, February 26, 2011 edition of National Journal.
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