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.
Each city is ranked on a 10-point scale, 10C being the most conservative and 10L being the most liberal. The results highlight the political trends of the U.S. today: The most liberal cities hug the two coasts, clustering in California and New England, while the most conservative towns span Middle America and the South.