Party affiliation among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by political party

% of adults with some college education who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama53%13%34%157
Alaska40%29%31%102
Arizona45%18%37%207
California34%16%50%994
Colorado46%13%41%148
Florida38%17%45%572
Georgia38%20%42%248
Hawaii34%23%42%113
Idaho55%25%21%113
Illinois30%18%53%363
Indiana46%18%36%171
Iowa47%12%41%104
Kentucky41%10%48%110
Louisiana42%16%42%122
Maryland34%11%54%151
Massachusetts31%18%51%147
Michigan32%22%46%313
Minnesota41%14%45%155
Mississippi48%12%40%112
Missouri40%19%42%186
Nebraska39%15%47%100
Nevada29%14%57%105
New Jersey31%25%44%206
New York30%19%51%509
North Carolina42%18%40%293
North Dakota52%20%28%111
Ohio42%18%39%301
Oklahoma45%14%41%106
Oregon29%25%45%127
Pennsylvania40%17%43%326
South Carolina47%17%35%134
Tennessee52%14%34%171
Texas45%17%38%707
Utah48%24%28%101
Virginia49%17%33%170
Washington36%25%39%228
Wisconsin43%13%43%183
Wyoming55%19%26%122
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.

Learn More: Republican/lean Rep., No lean, Democrat/lean Dem.