Political ideology among independents and those who don't lean to either party by state (2014) Switch to: State among independents and those who don't lean to either party by political ideology

% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Arizona26%36%14%24%119
California25%34%23%18%638
Florida25%30%20%24%336
Georgia22%38%16%24%156
Illinois25%35%18%22%234
Indiana24%33%20%23%114
Massachusetts19%42%21%18%103
Michigan20%36%13%31%176
Missouri27%35%17%21%105
New Jersey23%32%23%22%145
New York28%29%25%19%337
North Carolina32%31%23%15%152
Ohio20%36%18%27%175
Pennsylvania23%26%24%27%179
Texas26%29%23%22%476
Virginia24%40%18%19%136
Washington23%31%20%25%140
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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