Best Conservative States To Live In 2024 List. Only two states in the top 10 for republicans (iowa and maine) have voted for a democratic presidential nominee in the last decade. Factors such as housing affordability, job opportunities, and quality of life determined the list.

Based on 71 metrics in health care, education, opportunity, economy, crime & corrections, fiscal stability, infrastructure and natural environment. Additionally, we used other sources like the u.s.