State among independents and those who don't lean to either party by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among independents and those who don't lean to either party by state
% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who are in…
| Marital status | Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming | Sample size |
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| Married | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 3% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 3% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 2% | 10% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 3% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 2,534 |
| Living with a partner | < 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 17% | 2% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 5% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 3% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 10% | 2% | < 1% | 2% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 434 |
| Divorced/separated | 2% | < 1% | 3% | 2% | 11% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 3% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 10% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 877 |
| Widowed | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 3% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | 2% | 7% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 467 |
| Never married | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 15% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 6% | 3% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 8% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1,264 |
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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