Political ideology by state (2014) Switch to: State by political ideology

% of adults who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%29%12%8%511
Alaska34%37%23%6%310
Arizona39%31%23%7%653
Arkansas42%38%14%6%311
California31%34%29%6%3,697
Colorado33%34%28%5%504
Connecticut33%36%25%6%377
Delaware26%40%25%9%301
District of Columbia15%39%36%10%303
Florida37%31%24%8%2,020
Georgia42%32%20%6%968
Hawaii30%42%21%6%312
Idaho42%32%21%5%320
Illinois32%35%27%6%1,326
Indiana41%31%20%8%654
Iowa41%31%23%6%330
Kansas39%31%27%3%307
Kentucky42%29%23%6%439
Louisiana50%30%14%6%465
Maine34%33%30%3%303
Maryland26%36%29%9%644
Massachusetts23%35%36%6%704
Michigan35%33%24%8%982
Minnesota35%32%27%7%563
Mississippi45%30%19%6%309
Missouri39%32%21%8%642
Montana44%31%21%5%312
Nebraska41%29%21%9%312
Nevada33%37%24%5%314
New Hampshire34%34%28%4%303
New Jersey29%37%28%7%886
New Mexico34%36%23%7%312
New York29%34%31%6%1,966
North Carolina40%32%23%5%1,022
North Dakota45%30%22%3%338
Ohio40%32%21%7%1,132
Oklahoma38%37%19%6%391
Oregon30%34%30%6%419
Pennsylvania36%34%23%8%1,366
Rhode Island26%35%30%8%305
South Carolina43%35%15%6%495
South Dakota47%32%15%5%305
Tennessee46%27%19%8%661
Texas39%32%21%7%2,535
Utah45%31%20%4%315
Vermont30%32%35%3%306
Virginia39%37%19%5%882
Washington30%33%30%7%714
West Virginia47%30%16%6%309
Wisconsin41%36%19%4%600
Wyoming41%33%17%9%316
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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