Political ideology among baby Boomers by state (2014) Switch to: State among baby Boomers by political ideology

% of baby Boomers who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama60%20%13%7%206
Alaska43%25%27%5%115
Arizona45%34%15%5%240
Arkansas48%31%18%3%120
California36%32%26%6%1,305
Colorado38%23%30%9%171
Connecticut32%43%23%3%133
Delaware34%37%22%7%116
Florida40%31%24%5%757
Georgia51%29%17%4%342
Hawaii29%36%30%5%141
Idaho43%30%26%1%126
Illinois36%34%23%7%470
Indiana46%30%20%4%250
Iowa51%27%17%6%138
Kansas45%25%24%6%120
Kentucky42%29%19%10%167
Louisiana54%21%19%6%165
Maine38%25%32%5%131
Maryland35%33%24%8%242
Massachusetts33%37%27%4%241
Michigan41%29%25%5%392
Minnesota34%38%25%3%213
Mississippi54%31%10%5%106
Missouri41%31%20%7%244
Montana46%27%25%1%109
Nebraska46%30%17%7%105
Nevada31%36%29%4%119
New Hampshire33%38%26%3%113
New Jersey33%36%24%7%327
New Mexico36%38%20%6%141
New York36%32%27%5%722
North Carolina42%32%20%6%409
North Dakota48%29%19%4%126
Ohio46%33%16%6%457
Oklahoma48%35%12%5%152
Oregon32%27%32%10%159
Pennsylvania40%34%19%7%526
Rhode Island33%31%33%3%131
South Carolina46%35%13%6%186
South Dakota55%32%12%1%109
Tennessee45%30%20%5%278
Texas47%30%19%4%843
Utah54%30%16%< 1%110
Vermont32%28%37%3%114
Virginia47%34%15%4%319
Washington29%34%33%4%265
West Virginia49%29%14%9%127
Wisconsin44%37%16%3%230
Wyoming48%25%23%5%129
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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