Political ideology among adults in Massachusetts by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among adults in Massachusetts by political ideology

% of adults in Massachusetts who are…

Educational distributionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
High school or less33%36%24%7%175
Some college22%35%36%6%147
College15%36%46%2%215
Post-graduate degree15%31%48%6%164
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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