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Hawaii is the state where Democrats have the biggest advantage while Republicans have the biggest advantage, a new poll released Thursday found.

According to the Gallup Poll, the District of Columbia, followed by Hawaii is where Democrats have the biggest advantage in the U.S. Following Hawaii in terms of Democratic advantage (in order) are Maryland, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Illinois, and Delaware.

In terms of states where Republicans have the biggest advantage Gallup found that Utah is on top. The Beehive State is followed by (also in order): Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska, North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Alabama, Montana, and South Carolina.

Gallup's rankings of the top ten states where Democrats or Republicans have the biggest advantage is based on the difference between the percentage of voters in that state who identify as Democrats versus those who identify as Republicans. The District of Columbia earne! d a 68 percentage point advantage and Hawaii earned a 24 percentage point advantage. Utah earned a negative 32 percentage point advantage.

Besides its role as a Republican stronghold, Utah is also taking a unique place in the 2012 elections: both former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R), both of whom are running for president, have roots there.

President Obama spent a big chunk of his youth in Hawaii.