According to a new Gallup poll on political party preferences, Massachusetts is the most lopsided state in the US, with respondents identifying with Democrats over Republicans by a 60-26 margin. (The District of Columbia is even more Democratic, at 77-12.) Utah is at the other end of the continuum, going 53-30 for the GOP.

In last year’s presidential election, only four states (Hawaii, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) gave Democrat Barack Obama bigger margins than the 26-point edge he received in Massachusetts.

Of course, partisan preferences don’t always match up with election outcomes. According to Gallup, three states (Arkansas, Kentucky, and West Virginia) give the generic Democratic party a double-digit advantage but still voted for Republican John McCain last year by double digits.