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title: "Table 1.1 Ideological Consistency"
description: "Scale of 10 political values items. These questions are discussed in Section 1 and Appendix A of the report. Consistently liberal % Mostly liberal % Mixed % Mostly conservative % Consistently conservative % (N) TOTAL 12 22 39 18 9 10,013 PARTY WITH LEANERS Rep/Rep lean 1 9 37 33 20 4,177 Dem/Dem lean 23 33 38 5 […]"
date: "2014-06-12"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/ideological-consistency/"
---

# Table 1.1 Ideological Consistency

Scale of 10 political values items. These questions are discussed in [Section 1](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/section-2-growing-partisan-antipathy/) and [Appendix A](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/appendix-a-the-ideological-consistency-scale/) of the report.

|  | Consistently liberal % | Mostly liberal % | Mixed % | Mostly conservative % | Consistently conservative % | (N) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  |

| TOTAL | 12 | 22 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 10,013 |
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| PARTY WITH LEANERS |

| Rep/Rep lean | 1 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 4,177 |

| Dem/Dem lean | 23 | 33 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4,657 |
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| PARTY ID |

| Republican | 1 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 2,415 |

| Democrat | 25 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 3,064 |

| Independent | 9 | 23 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 3,968 |

| Lean Republican | 1 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 1,762 |

| Lean Democrat | 20 | 35 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1,593 |
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| SEX |

| Men | 11 | 21 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 5,005 |

| Women | 14 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5,008 |
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| AGE |

| 18-49 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 3,999 |

| 50+ | 12 | 19 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 5,852 |
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| DETAILED AGE |

| 18-29 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 1,405 |

| 30-49 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 2,594 |

| 50-64 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 3,018 |

| 65+ | 12 | 17 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 2,834 |
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| SEX BY AGE |

| Men 18-49 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 2,163 |

| Men 50+ | 10 | 17 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 2,779 |

| Women 18-49 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 1,836 |

| Women 50+ | 14 | 21 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 3,073 |
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| RACE |

| White, non-Hispanic | 13 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 7,227 |

| Black, non-Hispanic | 12 | 36 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 998 |

| Hispanic | 8 | 31 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 902 |
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| EDUCATION |

| College grad+ | 24 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 4,125 |

| Post grad | 30 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1,457 |

| College grad | 20 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 2,668 |

| Some college | 11 | 22 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 2,846 |

| HS or less | 6 | 22 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 2,993 |
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| FAMILY INCOME |

| $75,000+ | 17 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 3,002 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3,174 |

| <$30,000 | 9 | 26 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 2,792 |
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| RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |

| Total Protestant | 8 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 12 | 5,015 |

| White NH evang. Prot. | 3 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 1,956 |

| White NH mainline Prot. | 12 | 17 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 1,689 |

| Total Catholic | 9 | 24 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 2,060 |

| White NH Cath. | 10 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 1,448 |

| Unaffiliated | 24 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 1,867 |
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| ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES |

| Weekly or more | 7 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 3,801 |

| Less than weekly | 15 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 6,117 |
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| REGION |

| Northeast | 15 | 25 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 1,784 |

| Midwest | 11 | 22 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 2,175 |

| South | 10 | 20 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 3,739 |

| West | 15 | 24 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 2,315 |
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| AMONG REP/LEAN REP |

| Men | 1 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 2,273 |

| Women | 1 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 1,904 |

| 18-29 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 20 | 7 | 484 |

| 30-49 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 17 | 1,001 |

| 50-64 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 37 | 26 | 1,296 |

| 65+ | 1 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 29 | 1,339 |

| Agree with Tea Party | 0 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 40 | 1,713 |

| Disagree/No opinion | 2 | 12 | 48 | 29 | 8 | 2,362 |
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| AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM |

| Men | 22 | 33 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 2,134 |

| Women | 25 | 33 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 2,523 |

| 18-29 | 24 | 36 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 712 |

| 30-49 | 21 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1,258 |

| 50-64 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1,370 |

| 65+ | 26 | 28 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1,265 |
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| AMONG WHITES |

| Men | 12 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 3,568 |

| Women | 14 | 19 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 3,659 |

| 18-29 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 761 |

| 30-49 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 1,724 |

| 50-64 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 2,240 |

| 65+ | 12 | 14 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 2,414 |

| College grad | 25 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 3,216 |

| Some college or less | 8 | 17 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 3,999 |

| College grad men | 22 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 1,686 |

| College grad women | 27 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 1,530 |

| Some col or less men | 7 | 16 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 1,875 |

| Some col or less women | 9 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 2,124 |

| $75,000+ | 18 | 17 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 2,444 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 2,339 |

| <$30,000 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 1,680 |

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**Next:** [Table 2.1 Partisan Antipathy](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/partisan-antipathy.md)