Political ideology among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by political ideology

% of republicans and Republican leaners who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama65%25%6%4%268
Alaska66%27%4%3%138
Arizona67%22%10%1%291
Arkansas66%28%6%< 1%140
California54%34%9%3%1,203
Colorado61%29%8%2%213
Connecticut57%36%4%3%124
Florida58%28%11%3%812
Georgia68%24%7%1%416
Idaho67%24%7%2%157
Illinois59%30%9%2%460
Indiana66%27%4%3%286
Iowa70%22%6%2%140
Kansas67%27%6%< 1%158
Kentucky64%20%13%4%188
Louisiana70%25%3%3%198
Maine65%27%7%1%108
Maryland57%37%5%1%192
Massachusetts45%46%7%1%197
Michigan66%27%5%2%336
Minnesota63%28%8%1%215
Mississippi64%23%10%3%142
Missouri65%25%6%4%266
Montana69%24%4%2%155
Nebraska68%27%4%2%156
Nevada61%24%12%4%133
New Hampshire62%27%7%4%116
New Jersey53%37%8%3%297
New Mexico60%31%8%2%106
New York55%33%10%2%604
North Carolina62%29%8%1%412
North Dakota69%27%4%< 1%176
Ohio62%27%9%2%485
Oklahoma60%32%6%2%177
Oregon65%26%3%5%141
Pennsylvania63%28%5%3%546
South Carolina62%31%5%3%218
South Dakota69%24%6%1%169
Tennessee68%21%7%4%333
Texas64%26%8%2%1,080
Utah69%21%10%< 1%174
Virginia65%29%5%1%389
Washington57%36%6%2%236
West Virginia68%26%1%5%125
Wisconsin68%29%3%1%263
Wyoming60%33%3%4%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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