I actually like the rural plains states and the Rocky Mountain areas. Really, not much difference in them than conservative folks in the South. The Southern politicians who are a problem have one thing in common - they are all liberals. However, most would agree that (in general) the South is the most conservative part of the country.
Bush, McConnell, Frist, Shellby, et.al. are liberals? The first three oversaw a near doubling of our debt and a tremendous increas in the size of government and the last is one of the biggest entitlement hogs going.