Educational distribution among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by educational group

% of republicans and Republican leaners who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama44%33%15%8%266
Alaska33%40%18%9%137
Arizona31%40%18%11%289
Arkansas42%34%17%6%140
California34%37%19%11%1,194
Colorado30%37%22%11%212
Connecticut40%26%20%14%124
Florida39%33%17%11%809
Georgia39%30%18%14%413
Idaho32%42%20%6%157
Illinois40%29%22%10%456
Indiana42%34%16%8%286
Iowa35%40%17%8%139
Kansas33%35%20%12%157
Kentucky50%29%13%9%186
Louisiana43%30%19%8%197
Maine42%35%22%2%108
Maryland37%31%19%13%192
Massachusetts38%31%18%13%197
Michigan39%34%18%9%335
Minnesota33%36%24%7%215
Mississippi41%38%16%5%142
Missouri43%31%19%7%266
Montana40%39%14%7%155
Nebraska36%29%23%12%155
Nevada41%27%22%11%133
New Hampshire36%39%14%12%114
New Jersey37%27%18%18%296
New Mexico39%32%22%7%106
New York37%31%19%13%601
North Carolina43%34%15%9%411
North Dakota29%39%23%9%176
Ohio41%32%16%10%485
Oklahoma41%33%19%7%176
Oregon46%33%15%6%140
Pennsylvania44%27%19%10%545
South Carolina39%35%17%9%218
South Dakota37%37%17%9%169
Tennessee43%33%14%11%330
Texas36%36%20%8%1,077
Utah38%35%20%8%174
Virginia33%34%22%10%388
Washington32%39%23%6%236
West Virginia52%31%12%5%124
Wisconsin42%35%18%6%263
Wyoming34%36%22%7%190
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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