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New England is the term used to refer to a region of the United States. The statesmaking up New England are [[Massachussetts], [[Connecticut]], [[Vermont]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Rhode Island]], and [[Maine]]. This is one of the oldest regions of the United States to be colonized by the English, and was originally settled mainly by [[Puritans]] and other religious dissidents seeking to freely practice their religion.
Currently, New England tends to vote Democratic, both locally, on a state level, and nationally, and currently, there is only one Republican member of the House of Representatives from New England.