Parent of children under 18 among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by parental status

% of conservatives who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama26%74%265
Alaska31%69%114
Arizona28%72%263
Arkansas35%65%130
California32%68%1,129
Colorado34%66%169
Connecticut22%78%109
Florida28%72%757
Georgia32%68%415
Idaho34%66%137
Illinois27%73%458
Indiana30%70%276
Iowa25%75%142
Kansas34%66%130
Kentucky28%72%189
Louisiana36%64%233
Maryland24%76%170
Massachusetts26%74%159
Michigan28%72%340
Minnesota31%69%192
Mississippi27%73%149
Missouri31%69%249
Montana18%82%137
Nebraska26%74%132
Nevada31%69%115
New Hampshire27%73%101
New Jersey24%76%269
New Mexico30%70%106
New York27%73%603
North Carolina27%73%410
North Dakota27%73%161
Ohio33%67%455
Oklahoma24%76%162
Oregon28%72%124
Pennsylvania28%72%496
South Carolina29%71%218
South Dakota26%74%139
Tennessee37%63%322
Texas34%66%1,046
Utah36%64%150
Virginia29%71%344
Washington32%68%214
West Virginia21%79%139
Wisconsin35%65%245
Wyoming35%65%142
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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