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Massachusetts Scorecard

This scorecard shows how Massachusetts residents rate their state's leadership, economy, political landscape, and social climate as well as how they view the nation's leadership and economy. Massachusetts residents' responses on 14 key metrics are compared with national averages. Understand how we calculated the 14 key metrics.

POLITICS Massachusetts National Average

Partisanship

% Republican/Lean Republican 29 39
% Democratic/Lean Democratic 53 43

Ideology

% Conservative 24 36
% Moderate 38 36
% Liberal 32 23

Presidential Job Approval

% Approve 54 43

Trust in Your State's Government

% Great deal/Fair amount 58 58^
Economics Massachusetts National Average

Confidence in the U.S. Economy

Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) -9 -16

Confidence in Your State's Economy

Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) 21 23^

Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area

% Good time 32 40^

State Taxes Not Too High

% Not too high 34 47^

Payroll to Population Rate

% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer 46 43
Satisfaction Massachusetts National Average

Best State to Live in

% Best/One of the best 46 46^

Would Like to Remain in State

% Remain 58 65^

Satisfied With City or Area

% Satisfied 85 83^
Culture Massachusetts National Average

Religiosity

% Very religious 27 41

City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities

% Good place 84 83^

National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from Gallup Daily tracking conducted January-June 2014, with sample sizes ranging from 230 in the least populous states to 8,500 in the most populous states. There are at least 500 respondents in 41 states.

^50-state averages: Overall average of the 50 individual state averages. The 50-state average measures are from a 50-state Gallup poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.

Use Gallup Analytics to explore state political, economic, and well-being data collected since 2008.


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