New Yorkers have something new to brag about: Americans view it as the most politically corrupt state.
Even better, New York brings Republicans (18 percent) and Democrats (10 percent) together for some bipartisan agreement, as it tops the list of the state viewed most politically corrupt for each party.
Texas, at 7 percent, tops the list of the states Americans view having the least political corruption, according to a new Monmouth University Poll. However, 5 percent of all Americans also find Texas to be the most corrupt state.
Republicans and Democrats do show partisan colors when it comes to the state they rank as the second most political corrupt. Seventeen percent of Republicans find California — the biggest “blue” state — to be the second most corrupt, while 9 percent of Democrats find Texas — the biggest “red” state— to be the second most corrupt.
After New York, all Americans ranked California (11 percent), Illinois (9 percent) and New Jersey and Texas (5 percent each) the most politically corrupt.
After Texas, all Americans ranked California (5 percent), and Alaska, Hawaii and Montana (4 percent each) the least politically corrupt.
The telephone poll of 1,005 U.S. adults was conducted March 30-April 2 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
View the full poll results here.
