Political ideology among adults in the South by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among adults in the South by political ideology

% of adults in the South who are…

Educational distributionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
High school or less42%28%20%9%4,068
Some college40%35%19%6%3,353
College40%35%23%3%2,983
Post-graduate degree30%39%27%3%2,082
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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