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

% of republicans and Republican leaners who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama31%69%267
Alaska36%64%138
Arizona28%72%291
Arkansas37%63%140
California28%72%1,197
Colorado33%67%212
Connecticut21%79%122
Florida27%73%809
Georgia32%68%415
Idaho30%70%155
Illinois27%73%459
Indiana29%71%285
Iowa32%68%140
Kansas33%67%157
Kentucky29%71%187
Louisiana30%70%198
Maine31%69%108
Maryland29%71%192
Massachusetts23%77%196
Michigan30%70%335
Minnesota31%69%215
Mississippi29%71%142
Missouri31%69%262
Montana18%82%155
Nebraska26%74%156
Nevada30%70%133
New Hampshire23%77%115
New Jersey22%78%294
New Mexico33%67%106
New York26%74%601
North Carolina30%70%411
North Dakota26%74%176
Ohio31%69%484
Oklahoma26%74%177
Oregon26%74%140
Pennsylvania25%75%544
South Carolina32%68%218
South Dakota25%75%169
Tennessee36%64%333
Texas34%66%1,076
Utah38%62%174
Virginia30%70%389
Washington27%73%236
West Virginia37%63%125
Wisconsin29%71%261
Wyoming38%62%188
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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