Region among widowed adults by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among widowed adults by region

% of widowed adults who are in…

Political ideologyNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Conservative17%41%25%17%1,320
Moderate20%39%20%22%1,101
Liberal22%34%24%21%585
Don't know19%43%19%19%212
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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