Most people are law-abiding, regardless of whether they are conservative or liberal. There are plenty of safe areas in this country inhabited mostly by conservatives (such as in Idaho and Wyoming), or mostly by liberals (such as in Vermont or Massachusetts). The 10 least corrupt states include both Republican states, and Democratic states.
But on Bluesky, a leftist with 256 followers falsely claimed that “It’s just in conservative’s dna to cheat and lie; they’ve done studies, their brains are scientifically different. Garbage humans to the core.” This silly claim was then reposted by Nicholas Sarwark, who headed the Libertarian National Committee for six years before coming out as a leftist. Sarwark has over 4,300 followers on Bluesky, where he attacks libertarians who promote free markets, rather than progressive causes. Sarwark reposted the claim by Eric Blair that “No real libertarians would work at Cato or Scalia Law or AfP. Those are at the top institutions of authoritarianism and control — the opposite of libertarianism.” The Cato Institute is the nation’s largest libertarian think-tank.
The idea that conservatives have a deep-seated tendency to cheat others is contradicted by the fact that plenty of conservative areas have low rates of fraud, perjury, and theft. The two states with the lowest levels of public corruption are Utah, which has a Republican governor, legislature, and congressional delegation, and New Hampshire, which has a Republican governor and legislature, but a Democratic congressional delegation.
The two states with the lowest rates of larceny theft are New Hampshire and Idaho. Idaho, like Utah, is one of America’s most conservative states, with a Republican governor and legislature. Idaho has by far the lowest larceny theft rate of any state.
