For conservative Republicans in America, the ideal place to settle down is a large house in a rural area, according to a Pew Research Center study published in 2023. The survey found that nearly 4 in 5 (77%) conservative Republicans prefer larger, further apart houses, even if those houses are several miles away from amenities like schools and restaurants. Furthermore, 2024 partisanship data from Pew shows that 3 in 5 registered voters in the nation's rural counties identify as or lean Republican.
Americans have a tendency to live near folks who share their politics and values, a phenomenon that dates back to the late 2000s and has been coined "The Big Sort." A 2024 survey from real estate brokerage firm Redfin found that politics has become a determining factor for many Americans' moves. In 2023, nearly one-third of real estate agents said they helped at least one client move due to state or local politics. Such moves may only be more common in the future as Americans become increasingly politically polarized from one another. A study published by Gallup in January 2025 found that the number of Americans who described themselves as moderate declined from 43% to 34% between 1992 and 2024, while the number identifying as liberal went up from 17% to 25% and conservatives remained around 38% of the population on average.
To find out where those 38% tend to live, Stacker compiled a list of the 50 best conservative places to live in the United States using 2025 rankings from Niche. Niche ranked the best places to live using a variety of factors such as cost of living, housing, and public schools. To be included on this list, the city, suburb, or town must be considered "very conservative" by Niche, which bases each place's politics on the 2012 and 2016 presidential election results compared to the national average. See the full methodology here.
The top 10 best conservative places to live in the U.S. on this list scored well on public schools (Niche average of A+) and were good for families (Niche average of A+) but lacked in diversity (Niche average of B-), and cost of living (Niche average of B). Staunch red states like Kentucky and Texas appear frequently on this list. Still, there are also some showings that might surprise you, like a coastal community in otherwise liberal Delaware, and a town with excellent schools in New Jersey.
To learn more about the top 50 conservative places to live in the U.S., including their population, median household income, and more, keep reading.
Editor's note: Where images of specific places were not available, stock images were used instead.
