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

% of adults in the West who are…

Educational distributionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
High school or less36%31%24%9%2,280
Some college35%36%24%5%2,522
College29%37%31%4%2,253
Post-graduate degree21%34%43%2%1,394
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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