Old Frisian missa, Middle Dutch, Dutch missen, German missen to miss, fail), from *missa- in a changed manner, hence abnormally, wrongly, from PIE root *mei- to change (root of mis- (1); see mutable). Related: Missed; missing. Meaning to fail to get what one wanted is from mid-13c.
The Most Liberal and Most Conservative Towns in Each State. âBusiness Insider created the map above with the most liberal and conservative towns in each state using data from Clarity Campaign Labs. Many of the blue cities are major urban areas: New York City, Philadelphia, Miami, Memphis, Omaha, and Seattle. Some are college towns, like Berkeley, Madison, Wis., Ann Arbor, Mich., and Hanover, N.H.â.
The list of the top 10 most conservative states is also similar to what it was in 2008, the first year Gallup tracked ideology daily. Mississippi was the most conservative state in 2008 and remains the most conservative in 2014, with 49% of residents identifying as conservative in both years.