Political ideology among adults in the Midwest by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among adults in the Midwest by political ideology

% of adults in the Midwest who are…

Educational distributionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
High school or less39%31%20%10%2,340
Some college38%33%23%6%2,169
College38%34%26%2%1,848
Post-graduate degree28%37%33%2%1,101
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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