Region among adults in the Silent generation by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among adults in the Silent generation by region

% of adults in the Silent generation who are in…

Political ideologyNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Conservative17%41%22%20%2,697
Moderate19%34%23%24%1,804
Liberal23%33%19%25%1,199
Don't know14%44%19%23%289
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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