Political ideology among members of the United Methodist Church by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among members of the United Methodist Church by political ideology

% of members of the United Methodist Church who are…

Educational distributionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
High school or less55%29%11%4%382
Some college45%38%15%2%430
College40%44%14%2%489
Post-graduate degree29%47%21%2%330
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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