Racial and ethnic composition among liberals by state (2014) Switch to: State among liberals by race/ethnicity

% of liberals who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Arizona53%6%8%29%4%135
California45%6%15%31%3%1,106
Colorado65%6%< 1%23%6%140
Connecticut74%13%3%10%< 1%108
District of Columbia54%30%5%8%3%123
Florida56%12%1%27%4%472
Georgia48%27%1%16%6%187
Illinois56%15%6%19%3%348
Indiana80%14%1%4%1%121
Maryland48%31%4%9%8%185
Massachusetts74%4%5%9%8%255
Michigan71%18%1%6%4%247
Minnesota77%9%4%4%7%152
Missouri70%20%3%5%1%139
New Jersey58%12%8%18%3%225
New York60%12%7%18%3%594
North Carolina61%23%2%11%3%232
Ohio77%13%4%4%2%217
Oregon84%1%1%9%5%130
Pennsylvania76%12%2%7%2%318
Tennessee63%25%1%8%4%119
Texas38%13%3%42%4%497
Vermont93%1%< 1%4%2%118
Virginia57%22%9%9%4%177
Washington72%4%7%10%7%220
Wisconsin82%4%4%7%2%120
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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