The Fourth of July is around the corner, but some states aren’t exactly bleeding red, white and blue.
New York was found to be the second least patriotic state in the nation, according to a new report that looked at a dozen metrics like military service and voter turnout.
The Empire State, along with New Jersey, were the two states with the least veterans per capita, having three times fewer than Alaska, which topped that category.
New York also fared poorly when it came to patriotism at the ballot box, ranking 44th out of 50 states for voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election.
The only state less patriotic than New York was Arkansas, the WalletHub study found. It ranked dead last in civic engagement, with the worst voter turnout in the country, at 53%.
New Jersey did slightly better, but not by much, ranking 43rd overall.
The most patriotic place in the union was Old Dominion State.
“Virginians love to think that they’re basically the bedrock of the country as we know it,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo told The Post. “They’re very big on history, very big patriotism.”
Virginia has a strong military culture, and is home to a large naval base, the Pentagon, CIA headquarters and Arlington National Cemetery. It is across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.
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Other metrics the study looked at included civics education requirements, jury participation and share of residents who volunteer and participate in organizations.
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