PRINCETON, N.J. -- Rhode Island and Hawaii rank as America's most Democratic states, though both lag far behind the District of Columbia. They are followed by New York, Maryland, and Massachusetts, a recent Gallup Politics report shows.
Rounding out the top Democratic states are Delaware, Connecticut, Vermont and California.
The most Republican states are Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, the report shows.
Gallup subtracts the percentage of adults identifying as or leaning Republican from those identifying as or leaning Democratic to arrive at a "Democratic advantage" figure. Positive values indicate a state is more Democratic than Republican, while negative values indicate it is more Republican.
So far in 2012, 44 percent of all U.S. adults have identified as or lean Democratic and 40 percent are Republican.