Party affiliation among the Unaffiliated by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among the Unaffiliated by political party

% of the Unaffiliated who identify as…

Political ideologyRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Conservative52%20%28%1,277
Moderate29%23%48%2,681
Liberal8%14%78%3,107
Don't know11%66%23%491
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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