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

% of the Unaffiliated who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alaska14%43%38%5%100
Arizona24%30%38%8%164
California15%36%43%7%1,042
Colorado12%39%44%5%143
Florida21%36%33%11%446
Georgia23%35%37%5%151
Illinois17%32%44%7%256
Indiana22%36%28%14%147
Maryland10%33%45%13%143
Massachusetts13%33%47%7%209
Michigan14%40%36%10%207
Minnesota11%31%45%14%101
Missouri18%43%29%10%130
New Jersey11%37%45%7%148
New York16%34%44%6%470
North Carolina21%33%42%5%181
Ohio26%35%31%8%203
Oregon18%35%41%6%142
Pennsylvania17%35%38%10%243
Texas21%40%32%7%423
Vermont9%34%55%3%120
Virginia19%43%31%7%171
Washington13%33%46%8%226
Wisconsin29%35%33%3%136
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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