Political ideology among adults with an education level of high school or less by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with an education level of high school or less by political ideology

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who are…

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area46%30%17%7%131
Boston Metro Area27%34%29%11%106
Chicago Metro Area33%35%22%11%213
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%31%21%6%189
Detroit Metro Area34%35%24%8%107
Houston Metro Area40%31%25%4%136
Los Angeles Metro Area34%31%29%5%302
Miami Metro Area39%22%29%11%146
New York City Metro Area34%34%26%6%449
Philadelphia Metro Area29%33%26%12%207
Riverside, CA Metro Area37%33%25%5%121
Washington, DC Metro Area32%32%22%14%146
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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