Party affiliation among moderates by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among moderates by political party

% of moderates who identify as…

Metro areaRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area30%21%49%161
Boston Metro Area41%16%43%176
Chicago Metro Area29%17%54%303
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area35%17%48%234
Detroit Metro Area26%19%55%128
Houston Metro Area33%18%49%181
Los Angeles Metro Area30%18%52%369
Miami Metro Area21%18%61%167
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area35%19%46%117
New York City Metro Area28%16%56%620
Philadelphia Metro Area27%12%61%275
Phoenix Metro Area31%24%45%137
Providence Metro Area35%17%48%134
Riverside, CA Metro Area30%24%45%131
San Diego Metro Area33%19%48%117
San Francisco Metro Area20%27%53%164
Seattle Metro Area41%17%42%113
St. Louis Metro Area22%15%63%100
Tampa Metro Area26%27%47%121
Washington, DC Metro Area26%15%58%366
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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