With just three weeks until Election Day, politics is at the top of many minds, though that may be more so in some states than in others. To see which of the Fifty Nifty boast the highest levels of political engagement, WalletHub crunched all of their numbers along nearly a dozen metrics, including the percentage of the electorate who voted in both the last presidential election and the midterms, volunteer political campaign opportunities, and policies set up to get young people to the polls. Maine comes in at No. 1, while Hawaii could use a gentle nudge in civics class. Here, the top 10:
- Maine
- Washington
- Colorado
- Maryland
- Wyoming
- Utah
- Oregon
- Montana
- Virginia
- Massachusetts
Next up: the least politically engaged states.
- Indiana
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Alabama
- New Mexico
- Mississippi
- Hawaii
See where the other states stand
here. (Check out the
most patriotic states.)