Political ideology among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by political ideology

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama59%23%7%11%231
Alaska58%24%16%3%106
Arizona55%24%14%7%252
Arkansas58%31%10%2%126
California44%31%19%7%1,154
Colorado49%29%19%3%193
Connecticut49%31%17%3%113
Florida51%27%16%7%671
Georgia59%24%12%6%377
Idaho59%26%9%7%137
Illinois44%34%15%7%430
Indiana58%26%8%8%243
Iowa60%24%10%6%113
Kansas62%23%12%3%120
Kentucky64%20%12%5%172
Louisiana58%28%11%3%183
Maryland51%29%13%7%207
Massachusetts29%49%19%3%177
Michigan51%22%16%10%352
Minnesota53%32%10%5%196
Mississippi65%19%14%2%121
Missouri58%25%11%5%239
Montana60%26%10%3%134
Nebraska56%27%8%9%128
New Hampshire55%30%9%5%100
New Jersey46%27%20%7%266
New Mexico51%29%9%11%103
New York45%28%20%7%544
North Carolina55%29%13%3%377
North Dakota72%21%7%1%139
Ohio54%27%13%5%385
Oklahoma52%29%15%4%134
Oregon48%26%23%3%140
Pennsylvania55%26%13%6%501
South Carolina59%24%10%7%197
South Dakota60%25%9%6%113
Tennessee63%21%8%7%292
Texas53%26%14%7%949
Utah67%24%9%< 1%126
Virginia59%28%8%4%328
Washington52%26%13%9%243
West Virginia62%21%9%8%136
Wisconsin63%27%7%3%199
Wyoming65%21%9%5%147
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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