Parent of children under 18 among democrats and Democratic leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among democrats and Democratic leaners by parental status

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama24%76%180
Alaska27%73%106
Arizona27%73%240
Arkansas27%73%122
California27%73%1,851
Colorado30%70%211
Connecticut22%78%193
Delaware34%66%160
District of Columbia21%79%222
Florida26%74%870
Georgia31%69%394
Hawaii29%71%159
Idaho30%70%111
Illinois25%75%631
Indiana26%74%254
Iowa25%75%136
Kentucky21%79%195
Louisiana31%69%200
Maine22%78%152
Maryland21%79%370
Massachusetts25%75%403
Michigan29%71%469
Minnesota26%74%273
Mississippi27%73%128
Missouri28%72%271
Montana19%81%107
Nebraska30%70%112
Nevada28%72%132
New Hampshire20%80%140
New Jersey32%68%441
New Mexico25%75%163
New York24%76%1,025
North Carolina27%73%457
North Dakota26%74%108
Ohio29%71%470
Oklahoma26%74%161
Oregon29%71%207
Pennsylvania27%73%640
Rhode Island12%88%153
South Carolina30%70%187
South Dakota23%77%109
Tennessee27%73%232
Texas34%66%976
Vermont26%74%178
Virginia26%74%354
Washington21%79%338
West Virginia14%86%139
Wisconsin28%72%242
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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