Political ideology among democrats and Democratic leaners by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among democrats and Democratic leaners by political ideology

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who are…

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area27%35%35%3%224
Baltimore Metro Area18%36%46%< 1%135
Boston Metro Area15%23%57%6%286
Chicago Metro Area17%38%42%3%450
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area22%42%34%2%262
Detroit Metro Area16%38%44%2%190
Houston Metro Area20%38%38%4%222
Los Angeles Metro Area19%35%44%2%559
Miami Metro Area25%33%37%5%258
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area13%31%53%3%169
New York City Metro Area18%35%44%4%1,009
Philadelphia Metro Area16%39%41%4%409
Phoenix Metro Area12%38%47%3%151
Pittsburgh Metro Area16%59%23%2%126
Providence Metro Area13%41%44%2%177
Riverside, CA Metro Area21%38%36%4%157
San Diego Metro Area18%39%41%2%157
San Francisco Metro Area15%28%55%3%328
Seattle Metro Area7%29%60%3%176
St. Louis Metro Area13%46%35%6%135
Tampa Metro Area21%35%38%6%150
Washington, DC Metro Area11%41%44%5%565
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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