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

% of whites who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%28%9%8%346
Alaska40%34%21%5%226
Arizona44%31%19%6%463
Arkansas46%39%11%4%229
California31%34%31%5%2,098
Colorado36%35%24%5%383
Connecticut34%36%26%5%286
Delaware33%37%23%7%217
District of Columbia6%36%51%7%124
Florida38%33%23%6%1,311
Georgia49%29%17%5%576
Hawaii31%38%24%7%141
Idaho43%33%20%4%280
Illinois36%35%23%6%975
Indiana43%31%19%7%532
Iowa42%30%22%6%304
Kansas44%33%19%4%255
Kentucky43%28%22%7%362
Louisiana53%32%10%5%289
Maine34%32%30%3%281
Maryland31%38%25%5%379
Massachusetts22%39%34%4%559
Michigan36%34%22%9%755
Minnesota37%32%25%6%483
Mississippi51%32%13%4%187
Missouri43%31%18%8%516
Montana47%28%21%4%278
Nebraska44%29%20%7%253
Nevada38%35%21%6%200
New Hampshire33%35%28%5%275
New Jersey30%38%26%6%605
New Mexico36%32%26%6%168
New York32%33%31%4%1,319
North Carolina43%33%21%3%712
North Dakota46%32%18%4%307
Ohio41%33%19%6%913
Oklahoma42%35%17%6%277
Oregon30%35%30%4%338
Pennsylvania38%34%21%7%1,124
Rhode Island25%37%32%7%258
South Carolina47%34%13%5%341
South Dakota50%33%13%4%268
Tennessee50%27%15%7%526
Texas47%31%17%6%1,379
Utah48%30%18%4%274
Vermont30%33%34%3%293
Virginia44%36%16%3%632
Washington31%34%28%7%542
West Virginia48%30%16%6%272
Wisconsin43%35%19%3%512
Wyoming44%33%14%9%277
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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