A majority feel emotionally attached to their home state
Core finding
Most Americans feel rooted where they live: 56% agree they are emotionally attached to their home state, including 22% who strongly agree, according to a September 2025 Verasight survey.
About a quarter (23%) neither agree nor disagree, while 20% disagree, including 9% who strongly disagree.
Topline scale
A majority feel emotionally attached to their home state.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?: "I feel emotionally attached to the state where I live."
n = 1,000 · Sep 22–29, 2025 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Sep 22–29, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?: "I feel emotionally attached to the state where I live."
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.