Most major cities still continue to be holdouts to the conservative wave hitting the US.
Most. Most does not mean every. Which left us wondering. What are the most conservative cities in the United States? Specifically, the US cities that have the highest percentage of Republican voters.
Turns out Corpus Christi is the most conservative city in America. We used Saturday Night Science to measure the Republican turnout in the 100 most populous cities in America.
And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading.
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Hee haw. It’s time for our next most conservative city in America. We don’t have to go too far. In fact, I’m foreshadowing when I tell you we’re only leaving this general area of the country two more times. Here in Oklahoma City, it’s about 52% conservative here. Trump took about 56% of the vote in Oklahoma County in the latest presidential election. But Bush carried 74% of the vote in 2000. So it’s far less conservative than it once was, as more liberals flock into the state’s capital. But look at those pretty shades of red… Of course, Oklahoma City is rich in cowboy culture, and the area is awash in oil and gas money, something that keeps the unemployment rate low and ensures it’s the most recession proof city in America.
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Alrighty then, who is our second most conservative city in America? That would Be Tulsa, Oklahoma. The second-largest city in Oklahoma, Tulsa was known as “the oil capital of the world” for most of the 20th century. However, sadly, Tulsa is becoming less conservative. Tulsa County supported Bush at a 74% rate in 2000, but Trump only got 58% of the vote here in the latest election. What are they putting in the water in Tulsa? Snowflakes and butterflies? However, as you can see from this map, Oklahoma ain’t goin anywhere when it comes to its own shade of red. Fun fact: There’s a place called Woodward Oklahoma that’s basically 90% conservative. I’ll bet they’re a real delight over supper.
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Okay so our last stop before we head back down to the south central US for good brings us to our 4th most conservative city in America – Fort Wayne Indiana. Here in this I still care about values and keeping America great’ part of the midwest, conservatives rock the conservative vote to the tune of 57%.
However, George Bush 2 had 72% of the vote back in 2000. So is Fort Wayne becoming less conservative or was Al Gore just a big jerk?
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Our next stop along our R train in America stops in the only other state where republicans don’t have a stronghold from our list today. We’re stopping in Colorado, and in particular, Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs is one of the largest hubs of Evangelical Christianity on Earth. This, in addition to the extreme military presence, makes Colorado Springs a stronghold for conservative and traditional thinkers. Now, Colorado Springs has a much higher conservative population than many of the other cities we’ll talk about – at 57%. However, Colorado Springs has been leaning very heavily left of late, so we ranked it much lower than many other cities for this video. Check this out. In 2000, Bush crushed the general Colorado Springs metro area with 72% of the vote. But only 16 years later, Trump barely won the county with 47% of the vote. That’s a huge difference. Colorado is also the only state we’ll mention for this report that Hillary Clinton took in 2016. It’s pretty obvious that the very left city of Denver is impacting the voting patterns nearby.
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We’re going to round up our most conservative cities in America tour with three more cities all in the same general area. Our first stop is Fort Worth Texas, population 880,000. Here in Fort Worth, it’s 58% conservative. That’s a lot for a large city. In 2016 nearly 6 in 10 voted for Trump. Back in 2000, nearly 80% voted for Bush. But that’s understandable since he’s from Texas and they love Bush in Texas so much. Fort Worth, and the surrounding Tarrant County, eek conservatism. I mean this is home to Texas Christian University. Two of those words put the R in right. Fort Worth is the “5th Most Bible-Minded Large City” and over 46 percent of residents identify as “highly religious” The city’s famed Fort Worth Stockyards are an example of the locals pride in its western heritage, as well as its cowboy and cowgirl past.
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How we determined the most conservative cities in America for 2026
Using Saturday Night Science, we created a list of the 100 biggest cities in America based on the 2020-2024 American Community Survey.
We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:
Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 100 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.
- Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020
The winner, Corpus Christi, is “The Most Conservative City in America For 2026”.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the most conservative cities in America.
The full list
Most Conservative Cities In The US For 2026
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| Rank | City | Population | % Conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi, TX | 317,419 | 100.0% |
| 2 | Oklahoma City, OK | 697,125 | 100.0% |
| 3 | Tulsa, OK | 413,794 | 100.0% |
| 4 | Lubbock, TX | 264,814 | 100.0% |
| 5 | Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 100.0% |
| 6 | Wichita, KS | 397,945 | 100.0% |
| 7 | Fort Wayne, IN | 268,589 | 100.0% |
| 8 | Bakersfield, CA | 411,986 | 100.0% |
| 9 | Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 100.0% |
| 10 | Fort Worth, TX | 963,194 | 100.0% |
| 11 | Columbus, OH | 914,802 | 100.0% |
| 13 | Dallas, TX | 1,307,930 | 100.0% |
| 13 | Plano, TX | 290,594 | 100.0% |
| 13 | Garland, TX | 246,844 | 100.0% |
| 15 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 232,491 | 100.0% |
| 16 | Boise City, ID | 237,242 | 100.0% |
| 17 | Spokane, WA | 230,293 | 100.0% |
| 18 | St. Petersburg, FL | 262,732 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Arlington, TX | 397,742 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Glendale, AZ | 252,833 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Chandler, AZ | 280,136 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Scottsdale, AZ | 243,821 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,642,323 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Gilbert, AZ | 280,262 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Jacksonville, FL | 977,670 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Reno, NV | 273,212 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 0.0% |
| 29 | Miami, FL | 459,745 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Tampa, FL | 401,618 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Chesapeake, VA | 252,583 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Riverside, CA | 319,069 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Lincoln, NE | 294,856 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Irvine, CA | 311,690 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Santa Ana, CA | 312,534 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Anaheim, CA | 344,521 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Las Vegas, NV | 660,400 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Henderson, NV | 332,141 | 0.0% |
| 39 | North Las Vegas, NV | 278,595 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Enterprise, NV | 240,464 | 0.0% |
| 42 | Houston, TX | 2,328,253 | 0.0% |
| 43 | Austin, TX | 979,539 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 0.0% |
| 45 | Portland, OR | 641,165 | 0.0% |
| 46 | Winston-Salem, NC | 252,037 | 0.0% |
| 47 | Stockton, CA | 322,326 | 0.0% |
| 48 | Buffalo, NY | 276,854 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Cincinnati, OH | 311,224 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Toledo, OH | 267,463 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Aurora, CO | 394,432 | 0.0% |
| 52 | San Antonio, TX | 1,479,835 | 0.0% |
| 53 | Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 0.0% |
| 54 | Pittsburgh, PA | 304,759 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Balance), KY | 631,818 | 0.0% |
| 56 | Lexington-Fayette Urban County, KY | 323,725 | 0.0% |
| 57 | Orlando, FL | 319,758 | 0.0% |
| 58 | Laredo, TX | 257,619 | 0.0% |
| 59 | Greensboro, NC | 301,198 | 0.0% |
| 60 | San Diego, CA | 1,389,526 | 0.0% |
| 60 | Chula Vista, CA | 276,375 | 0.0% |
| 62 | Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Urban Honolulu, HI | 345,482 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Indianapolis, IN | 885,860 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Irving, TX | 256,492 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Cleveland, OH | 366,097 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Alexander , TN | 690,130 | 0.0% |
| 70 | El Paso, TX | 680,130 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Charlotte, NC | 903,844 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Detroit, MI | 638,530 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Santa Clarita, CA | 230,221 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,857,263 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Jersey City, NJ | 294,078 | 0.0% |
| 79 | St. Paul, MN | 307,284 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Norfolk, VA | 233,596 | 0.0% |
| 81 | San Jose, CA | 990,138 | 0.0% |
| 82 | Chicago, IL | 2,711,226 | 0.0% |
| 83 | Madison, WI | 278,001 | 0.0% |
| 84 | Seattle, WA | 754,195 | 0.0% |
| 85 | Newark, NJ | 310,178 | 0.0% |
| 86 | Denver, CO | 718,877 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Durham, NC | 291,467 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 0.0% |
| 89 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,579,706 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Fremont, CA | 228,295 | 0.0% |
| 92 | Boston, MA | 666,442 | 0.0% |
| 93 | Arlington, VA | 236,254 | 0.0% |
| 94 | St. Louis, MO | 288,512 | 0.0% |
| 95 | Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 0.0% |
| 96 | New York, NY | 8,483,844 | 0.0% |
| 97 | New Orleans, LA | 371,853 | 0.0% |
| 98 | Richmond, VA | 229,359 | 0.0% |
| 99 | San Francisco, CA | 830,235 | 0.0% |
| 100 | Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024 + MIT election data. The 100 largest US cities.
Summary
Summing Up All The Conservative Gun Toters
Well there you have it, the big cities in America that have the highest number of conservative per capita, with Corpus Christi ranking as the least liberal in the entire country.
The most conservative cities in the United States are Corpus Christi, TX, Oklahoma City, OK, Tulsa, OK, Lubbock, TX, Kansas City, MO, Wichita, KS, Fort Wayne, IN, Bakersfield, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, and Fort Worth, TX.