Political ideology among 50-64 year olds by state (2014) Switch to: State among 50-64 year olds by political ideology

% of 50-64 year olds who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama58%21%13%8%174
Arizona45%35%14%6%192
California36%33%25%6%1,020
Colorado35%25%31%9%138
Connecticut34%42%22%2%106
Florida39%30%26%6%562
Georgia49%30%18%3%274
Hawaii28%37%29%6%111
Idaho46%27%25%1%101
Illinois36%35%23%6%370
Indiana45%30%20%5%205
Iowa49%28%17%5%114
Kentucky42%28%21%9%124
Louisiana55%23%16%6%130
Maine36%24%34%5%103
Maryland35%33%23%9%195
Massachusetts35%36%26%4%191
Michigan42%30%24%4%310
Minnesota34%37%25%4%177
Missouri40%32%22%7%194
New Jersey32%36%24%8%255
New Mexico38%36%20%6%107
New York35%32%27%5%556
North Carolina43%31%20%6%320
Ohio47%33%15%6%361
Oklahoma47%36%14%4%127
Oregon31%26%33%10%125
Pennsylvania40%34%19%7%408
South Carolina47%38%12%4%134
Tennessee42%31%22%5%211
Texas48%29%19%4%717
Virginia44%37%14%5%258
Washington28%33%35%4%200
Wisconsin44%37%15%4%182
Wyoming49%24%21%6%106
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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