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

% of married adults who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%26%11%8%284
Alaska38%36%23%3%156
Arizona46%31%18%6%318
Arkansas57%29%9%5%156
California35%33%27%5%1,712
Colorado42%29%26%3%287
Connecticut33%38%27%2%186
Delaware36%37%21%7%148
District of Columbia17%34%40%9%106
Florida42%31%21%6%987
Georgia49%31%17%3%486
Hawaii36%46%14%5%135
Idaho48%32%17%4%197
Illinois39%35%19%7%666
Indiana47%31%16%6%329
Iowa45%29%20%6%192
Kansas45%32%19%4%172
Kentucky50%27%16%7%223
Louisiana61%26%9%4%212
Maine38%33%24%5%158
Maryland33%38%23%6%319
Massachusetts25%40%30%5%335
Michigan43%33%20%4%501
Minnesota40%32%24%4%309
Mississippi59%25%13%3%147
Missouri47%32%16%5%314
Montana49%30%19%2%184
Nebraska45%32%16%6%169
Nevada42%34%21%3%145
New Hampshire33%44%20%3%154
New Jersey31%36%29%4%462
New Mexico35%32%26%8%143
New York36%32%27%6%920
North Carolina46%29%21%4%565
North Dakota56%29%12%3%184
Ohio48%33%14%5%582
Oklahoma45%34%14%6%202
Oregon34%34%27%4%209
Pennsylvania43%31%18%8%706
Rhode Island34%29%26%11%147
South Carolina48%32%14%6%252
South Dakota54%33%10%3%161
Tennessee57%22%15%6%382
Texas45%31%17%7%1,347
Utah57%29%13%1%182
Vermont33%35%30%1%170
Virginia44%36%15%5%511
Washington37%31%25%7%346
West Virginia55%30%11%4%145
Wisconsin48%33%16%3%348
Wyoming45%33%14%8%176
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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