Political ideology among 30-49 year olds by state (2014) Switch to: State among 30-49 year olds by political ideology

% of 30-49 year olds who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama46%35%11%9%136
Arizona34%37%22%7%154
California29%35%31%5%961
Colorado33%37%27%4%173
Connecticut32%35%24%9%105
District of Columbia14%39%41%6%106
Florida33%32%25%9%476
Georgia38%31%22%8%264
Illinois27%37%30%6%349
Indiana43%30%19%9%170
Kentucky56%26%17%1%130
Louisiana49%34%13%5%129
Maryland22%39%31%8%186
Massachusetts21%33%39%7%201
Michigan31%38%20%10%224
Minnesota40%24%28%8%167
Mississippi45%25%27%3%107
Missouri33%37%23%7%163
New Jersey25%39%33%3%243
New York26%37%30%7%479
North Carolina42%28%25%4%260
Ohio36%33%23%8%267
Oregon30%36%30%4%111
Pennsylvania34%36%21%9%330
South Carolina48%32%12%8%127
Tennessee52%21%19%7%153
Texas35%33%24%8%751
Virginia37%37%22%4%249
Washington34%29%28%9%187
Wisconsin47%32%18%3%148
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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