Virginia and Montana rank as top two on list of most patriotic states in new survey

Virginia was ranked the most patriotic state in America, based on a June survey by the personal finance company, WalletHub, which ranked all 50 states using more than a dozen indicators. 

"For every 100,000 civilians in Virginia, there are nearly 1,761 active-duty military personnel, the third-most in the country. And for every 1,000 civilians, there are nearly 103 veterans, the second-most in the country," WalletHub reported.

Montana was rated the second-most patriotic state, "in part because it has a relatively large voter turnout. 69.2% of the state’s voting population turned out for the 2024 presidential election, and nearly 46% voted in the 2020 primary election (the highest primary turnout in the country)."

Adam McCann, a financial writer for WalletHub, explained the findings in a June 15 report, "Most Patriotic States in America."

"In order to determine where Americans have the most red, white and blue pride on Independence Day and during the rest of the year, WalletHub compared the states across 13 key indicators of patriotism," McCann wrote.

"Our data set ranges from the state’s military enlistees and veterans to the share of adults who voted in the 2024 presidential election to AmeriCorps volunteers per capita."

The survey claimed that the 19 states that voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 were on average more patriotic than the 31 that voted for election winner, Donald Trump, according to Fox News.