Educational distribution among moderates by state (2014) Switch to: State among moderates by educational group

% of moderates who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama36%36%19%8%144
Alaska37%34%17%11%100
Arizona32%37%20%11%212
Arkansas45%34%10%11%118
California37%33%18%12%1,250
Colorado21%40%27%11%166
Connecticut36%28%20%16%139
Delaware44%31%14%11%116
District of Columbia22%26%29%23%111
Florida36%34%18%12%655
Georgia38%34%15%13%306
Hawaii32%35%23%10%121
Idaho37%34%18%10%104
Illinois35%34%20%11%440
Indiana50%27%12%10%217
Iowa30%45%19%6%100
Kansas45%28%15%13%102
Kentucky48%30%9%13%128
Louisiana51%30%14%4%131
Maryland31%31%18%20%244
Massachusetts37%27%22%14%248
Michigan36%37%14%13%322
Minnesota31%35%22%12%190
Missouri40%32%17%11%206
Nevada42%38%13%7%108
New Hampshire31%29%23%17%104
New Jersey41%20%18%21%326
New Mexico45%35%14%7%105
New York35%31%20%13%641
North Carolina35%36%15%13%331
Ohio39%31%19%11%394
Oklahoma45%35%13%7%138
Oregon30%40%22%9%137
Pennsylvania39%31%18%13%461
Rhode Island42%31%19%8%112
South Carolina39%34%16%12%170
South Dakota32%34%21%14%103
Tennessee46%31%12%11%179
Texas37%34%18%12%814
Virginia30%34%21%15%322
Washington36%39%18%8%230
Wisconsin44%33%17%7%211
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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