The Most Thinking U.S. States
We ranked the 50 states and D.C. by how far their test results lean toward Thinking on average, from October 2025 to September 2026.
Colors compare each state with the U.S. as a whole, which is 52.3% Feeling.
| Rank | State | Region | Leaning | Vs. the U.S. | Population | Test results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington, D.C. | South | 51.0% Feeling | 1.3 pts more Thinking +1.3 pts | 693,645 | 42,998 |
| 2 | Virginia | South | 51.4% Feeling | 0.9 pts more Thinking +0.9 pts | 8,880,107 | 383,721 |
| 3 | Georgia | South | 51.5% Feeling | 0.8 pts more Thinking +0.8 pts | 11,302,748 | 351,034 |
| 4 | Florida | South | 51.8% Feeling | 0.5 pts more Thinking +0.5 pts | 23,462,518 | 642,172 |
| 5 | Alaska | West | 51.9% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 737,270 | 18,880 |
| 5 | Maryland | South | 51.9% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 6,265,347 | 170,038 |
| 5 | Washington | West | 51.9% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 8,001,020 | 359,014 |
| 8 | Alabama | South | 52.0% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 5,193,088 | 122,889 |
| 8 | California | West | 52.0% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 39,355,309 | 1,798,965 |
| 8 | Illinois | Midwest | 52.0% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 12,719,141 | 458,052 |
| 8 | New York | Northeast | 52.0% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 20,002,427 | 767,056 |
| 8 | Texas | South | 52.0% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 31,709,821 | 1,063,083 |
| 13 | New Jersey | Northeast | 52.1% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 9,548,215 | 220,894 |
| 14 | Arizona | West | 52.2% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 7,623,818 | 235,142 |
| 14 | Nevada | West | 52.2% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 3,282,188 | 106,339 |
| 16 | Colorado | West | 52.3% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 6,012,561 | 224,931 |
| 16 | New Mexico | West | 52.3% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 2,125,498 | 43,446 |
| 16 | South Carolina | South | 52.3% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 5,570,274 | 98,002 |
| 16 | Wyoming | West | 52.3% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 588,753 | 14,908 |
| 20 | Missouri | Midwest | 52.4% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 6,270,541 | 184,490 |
| 21 | Michigan | Midwest | 52.5% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 10,127,884 | 257,216 |
| 21 | Mississippi | South | 52.5% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 2,954,160 | 59,529 |
| 21 | North Carolina | South | 52.5% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 11,197,968 | 363,022 |
| 21 | North Dakota | Midwest | 52.5% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 799,358 | 26,388 |
| 25 | Connecticut | Northeast | 52.6% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 3,688,496 | 98,149 |
| 25 | Delaware | South | 52.6% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 1,059,952 | 34,008 |
| 25 | Louisiana | South | 52.6% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 4,618,189 | 103,117 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | Northeast | 52.6% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 7,154,084 | 232,814 |
| 25 | Montana | West | 52.6% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 1,144,694 | 25,403 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | South | 52.6% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 4,123,288 | 105,231 |
| 25 | South Dakota | Midwest | 52.6% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 935,094 | 23,256 |
| 25 | Tennessee | South | 52.6% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 7,315,076 | 171,669 |
| 33 | Arkansas | South | 52.7% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 3,114,791 | 84,231 |
| 33 | Ohio | Midwest | 52.7% Feeling | about the sameAbout the same | 11,900,510 | 308,286 |
| 35 | Indiana | Midwest | 52.8% Feeling | 0.5 pts more Feeling −0.5 pts | 6,973,333 | 223,733 |
| 35 | Kansas | Midwest | 52.8% Feeling | 0.5 pts more Feeling −0.5 pts | 2,977,220 | 90,538 |
| 35 | Oregon | West | 52.8% Feeling | 0.5 pts more Feeling −0.5 pts | 4,273,586 | 172,728 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | Northeast | 52.8% Feeling | 0.5 pts more Feeling −0.5 pts | 13,059,432 | 339,329 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | Midwest | 52.8% Feeling | 0.5 pts more Feeling −0.5 pts | 5,972,787 | 167,049 |
| 40 | Iowa | Midwest | 52.9% Feeling | 0.6 pts more Feeling −0.6 pts | 3,238,387 | 85,865 |
| 41 | Nebraska | Midwest | 53.0% Feeling | 0.7 pts more Feeling −0.7 pts | 2,018,006 | 77,340 |
| 41 | West Virginia | South | 53.0% Feeling | 0.7 pts more Feeling −0.7 pts | 1,766,147 | 28,282 |
| 43 | Hawaii | West | 53.1% Feeling | 0.8 pts more Feeling −0.8 pts | 1,432,820 | 61,286 |
| 43 | Kentucky | South | 53.1% Feeling | 0.8 pts more Feeling −0.8 pts | 4,606,864 | 94,446 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | Northeast | 53.1% Feeling | 0.8 pts more Feeling −0.8 pts | 1,114,521 | 27,620 |
| 46 | Minnesota | Midwest | 53.2% Feeling | 0.9 pts more Feeling −0.9 pts | 5,830,405 | 205,340 |
| 47 | Idaho | West | 53.4% Feeling | 1.1 pts more Feeling −1.1 pts | 2,029,733 | 74,494 |
| 47 | New Hampshire | Northeast | 53.4% Feeling | 1.1 pts more Feeling −1.1 pts | 1,415,342 | 32,695 |
| 49 | Maine | Northeast | 53.6% Feeling | 1.3 pts more Feeling −1.3 pts | 1,414,874 | 33,984 |
| 50 | Vermont | Northeast | 53.7% Feeling | 1.4 pts more Feeling −1.4 pts | 644,663 | 17,803 |
| 51 | Utah | West | 54.4% Feeling | 2.1 pts more Feeling −2.1 pts | 3,538,904 | 178,905 |
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