Political ideology among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by political ideology

% of adults with some college education who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama45%33%12%10%157
Alaska41%33%20%6%102
Arizona44%32%18%6%207
California32%35%27%5%994
Colorado34%41%20%5%148
Florida36%33%23%8%572
Georgia38%35%21%7%248
Hawaii37%46%15%2%113
Idaho46%29%18%8%113
Illinois31%37%28%5%363
Indiana45%27%17%11%171
Iowa38%39%20%3%104
Kentucky47%28%22%3%110
Louisiana52%31%12%6%122
Maryland25%40%29%6%151
Massachusetts22%35%36%6%147
Michigan33%34%25%8%313
Minnesota39%31%24%6%155
Mississippi51%29%16%4%112
Missouri44%32%14%10%186
Nebraska36%35%23%6%100
Nevada33%41%22%4%105
New Jersey29%28%31%12%206
New York27%37%28%7%509
North Carolina40%35%22%3%293
North Dakota41%31%24%3%111
Ohio40%32%24%4%301
Oklahoma37%40%17%6%106
Oregon33%37%27%3%127
Pennsylvania34%39%20%7%326
South Carolina49%38%12%1%134
Tennessee47%28%19%7%171
Texas42%34%17%6%707
Utah42%31%19%8%101
Virginia38%43%15%4%170
Washington33%35%27%5%228
Wisconsin42%35%19%4%183
Wyoming37%44%14%5%122
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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