Party affiliation among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by political party

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama55%12%34%180
Alaska36%28%36%146
Arizona42%16%42%286
Arkansas36%20%44%114
California29%20%51%1,596
Colorado40%19%41%209
Connecticut32%19%49%197
Delaware26%20%54%141
District of Columbia11%15%74%118
Florida35%18%47%933
Georgia36%20%44%360
Hawaii30%24%47%158
Idaho42%21%38%150
Illinois29%17%54%596
Indiana40%20%40%282
Iowa35%22%43%148
Kansas35%28%37%139
Kentucky45%11%44%175
Louisiana35%19%46%172
Maine35%16%48%167
Maryland34%13%53%282
Massachusetts25%19%56%366
Michigan29%21%51%447
Minnesota36%15%49%261
Missouri34%20%47%267
Montana49%19%32%138
Nebraska44%22%34%134
Nevada32%23%44%162
New Hampshire36%18%46%168
New Jersey29%21%51%421
New Mexico33%15%52%115
New York26%20%54%935
North Carolina34%16%49%391
North Dakota52%16%32%160
Ohio39%18%43%527
Oklahoma44%18%37%163
Oregon29%22%49%185
Pennsylvania35%16%49%590
Rhode Island30%17%53%156
South Carolina37%16%47%177
South Dakota48%9%43%140
Tennessee39%20%42%231
Texas37%21%42%953
Utah34%21%45%119
Vermont28%13%58%162
Virginia39%17%44%350
Washington26%27%46%308
West Virginia36%23%41%125
Wisconsin42%15%43%267
Wyoming59%23%18%125
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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