Votes cast by members of the Arizona Legislature in favor of conservative positions have been gradually falling since 2018.

So says an accountability arm of the political action coalition known as CPAC.

The ratings from CPAC’s Virginia-based Center for Legislative Accountability analyze state lawmaker votes on dozens of policy issues.

Arizona’s overall conservative rank fell slightly in a new analysis to 31st nationally.

A key cause is that Democrats voted less often with Republicans last year, said Fred McGrath with the center.

“So in reality the state is probably going to see an even greater amount of political polarization, which actually our system nationwide has seen trending,” he said.

Conservative Republicans still control both legislative chambers. Senate President Warren Petersen (Gilbert) got a perfect rating from the center, and House Speaker Ben Toma (Glendale) scored an 83.