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

% of Catholics who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Arizona40%28%25%7%127
California37%34%25%4%878
Connecticut36%36%20%8%120
Florida40%32%23%5%428
Illinois36%34%23%7%356
Indiana47%30%17%6%123
Louisiana57%29%9%5%130
Maryland30%40%21%10%103
Massachusetts33%37%24%6%238
Michigan35%37%22%6%197
Minnesota45%35%19%< 1%128
New Jersey33%38%22%7%327
New York36%37%22%4%635
Ohio39%36%24%2%227
Pennsylvania37%44%16%3%355
Rhode Island28%44%18%9%146
Texas34%33%25%7%540
Virginia40%41%16%3%119
Washington32%36%30%3%112
Wisconsin41%42%15%3%153
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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