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

POLITICS	Alabama	National Average
Partisanship
% Republican/Lean Republican	49	39
% Democratic/Lean Democratic	35	43
Ideology
% Conservative	46	36
% Moderate	31	36
% Liberal	16	23
Presidential Job Approval
% Approve	33	43
Trust in Your State's Government
% Great deal/Fair amount	57	58^
Economics	Alabama	National Average
Confidence in the U.S. Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100)	-32	-16
Confidence in Your State's Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100)	17	23^
Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area
% Good time	38	40^
State Taxes Not Too High
% Not too high	56	47^
Payroll to Population Rate
% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer	41	43
Satisfaction	Alabama	National Average
Best State to Live in
% Best/One of the best	39	46^
Would Like to Remain in State
% Remain	69	65^
Satisfied With City or Area
% Satisfied	87	83^
Culture	Alabama	National Average
Religiosity
% Very religious	58	41
City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
% Good place	85	83^

National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from 麻豆传媒AV 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 麻豆传媒AV poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.

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