If you peg New England as pertinaciously** liberal, you just haven't spent much time here

When it comes to charitable giving, New England states are among the stingiest, according to Chronicle of Philanthropy (you can see how your own state/county/ZIP does here). Overall, according to Chronicle’s analysis…

As the recession lifted, poor and middle class Americans dug deeper into their wallets to give to charity, even though they were earning less. At the same time, according to a new Chronicle analysis of tax data, wealthy Americans earned more, but the portion of the income they gave to charity declined.[*]

*And yes, I know,  percentages blah blah.
**Look it up.