Political ideology among adults in the Northeast by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults in the Northeast by political ideology

% of adults in the Northeast who are…

Marital statusConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Married35%34%25%5%3,238
Living with a partner23%32%39%6%409
Divorced/separated32%32%30%6%803
Widowed36%35%21%8%701
Never married22%37%33%8%1,321
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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