Political ideology among college graduates by state (2014) Switch to: State among college graduates by political ideology

% of college graduates who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%40%8%3%109
Arizona35%41%22%2%157
California25%37%35%4%1,000
Colorado30%44%23%4%146
Connecticut30%37%29%3%104
Florida34%38%25%4%479
Georgia45%32%19%3%224
Illinois30%38%29%3%351
Indiana47%27%24%1%134
Louisiana56%28%12%5%115
Maryland26%36%34%4%173
Massachusetts15%36%46%2%215
Michigan36%31%30%3%227
Minnesota35%32%30%3%182
Missouri40%33%24%3%160
New Jersey26%37%34%3%227
New York23%36%36%5%499
North Carolina38%32%29%1%250
Ohio39%40%20%1%264
Oregon19%40%38%3%119
Pennsylvania34%37%27%3%319
South Carolina37%37%21%5%111
Tennessee47%23%27%3%146
Texas41%34%21%3%609
Virginia37%39%22%2%291
Washington30%29%35%6%207
Wisconsin38%34%27%1%141
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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