QA6: If you could live anywhere in the United States that you wanted to, would you prefer a city, a suburban area, a small town or a rural area?
This question is discussed in Section 3 of the report.
City % | Suburb % | Small town % | Rural % | (VOL.) DK/Ref % | (N) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 24 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 3,341 |
PARTY WITH LEANERS | ||||||
Rep/Rep lean | 17 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 1,340 |
Dem/Dem lean | 32 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 1,572 |
PARTY ID | ||||||
Republican | 14 | 20 | 31 | 34 | 1 | 788 |
Democrat | 32 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1,036 |
Independent | 25 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 1,320 |
Lean Republican | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 552 |
Lean Democrat | 31 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 536 |
IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY | ||||||
Consistently conservative | 4 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 0 | 347 |
Mostly conservative | 14 | 19 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 625 |
Mixed | 23 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1,179 |
Mostly liberal | 32 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 698 |
Consistently liberal | 46 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 492 |
SEX | ||||||
Men | 23 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1,631 |
Women | 26 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 1,710 |
AGE | ||||||
18-49 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 1,336 |
50+ | 19 | 18 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 1,960 |
DETAILED AGE | ||||||
18-29 | 38 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 483 |
30-49 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 853 |
50-64 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 1,028 |
65+ | 18 | 17 | 37 | 27 | 1 | 932 |
SEX BY AGE | ||||||
Men 18-49 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 692 |
Men 50+ | 17 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 922 |
Women 18-49 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 644 |
Women 50+ | 20 | 19 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 1,038 |
RACE | ||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 20 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2,407 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 34 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 348 |
Hispanic | 36 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 301 |
EDUCATION | ||||||
College grad+ | 33 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 1,378 |
Post grad | 36 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 491 |
College grad | 31 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 887 |
Some college | 24 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 977 |
HS or less | 20 | 16 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 972 |
FAMILY INCOME | ||||||
$75,000+ | 26 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1,020 |
$30,000-$74,999 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 1,026 |
<$30,000 | 25 | 14 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 971 |
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE | ||||||
Total Protestant | 19 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 1,673 |
White NH evang. Prot. | 10 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 624 |
White NH mainline Prot. | 15 | 19 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 583 |
Total Catholic | 26 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 715 |
White NH Cath. | 18 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 496 |
Unaffiliated | 31 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 591 |
ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES | ||||||
Weekly or more | 19 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 1,270 |
Less than weekly | 27 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 2,031 |
REGION | ||||||
Northeast | 23 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 606 |
Midwest | 20 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 724 |
South | 24 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 1,240 |
West | 30 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 771 |
AMONG REP/LEAN REP | ||||||
Men | 15 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 1 | 721 |
Women | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 619 |
18-29 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 163 |
30-49 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 315 |
50-64 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 38 | 0 | 430 |
65+ | 13 | 20 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 417 |
Agree with Tea Party | 9 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 555 |
Disagree/No opinion | 21 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 761 |
AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM | ||||||
Men | 32 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 709 |
Women | 31 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 863 |
18-29 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 240 |
30-49 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 409 |
50-64 | 26 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 467 |
65+ | 23 | 16 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 441 |
AMONG WHITES | ||||||
Men | 18 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 1,177 |
Women | 21 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 1,230 |
18-29 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 274 |
30-49 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 561 |
50-64 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 761 |
65+ | 16 | 18 | 38 | 28 | 1 | 790 |
College grad | 29 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1,091 |
Some college or less | 15 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 1,311 |
College grad men | 28 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 566 |
College grad women | 30 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 525 |
Some col or less men | 13 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 2 | 609 |
Some col or less women | 17 | 18 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 702 |
$75,000+ | 24 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 839 |
$30,000-$74,999 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 760 |
<$30,000 | 17 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 578 |