Parent of children under 18 among liberals by state (2014) Switch to: State among liberals by parental status

% of liberals who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Arizona25%75%139
California28%72%1,112
Colorado32%68%141
Connecticut30%70%109
District of Columbia19%81%122
Florida24%76%474
Georgia29%71%190
Illinois30%70%351
Indiana29%71%124
Maryland22%78%186
Massachusetts24%76%261
Michigan25%75%247
Minnesota26%74%153
Missouri28%72%141
New Jersey33%67%227
New York22%78%603
North Carolina31%69%234
Ohio29%71%222
Oregon30%70%133
Pennsylvania27%73%320
Tennessee31%69%121
Texas38%62%500
Vermont23%77%120
Virginia26%74%176
Washington18%82%223
Wisconsin26%74%121
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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