Age distribution among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by age group

% of conservatives who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama14%31%31%24%258
Alaska14%32%37%17%112
Arizona16%30%28%26%260
Arkansas14%33%30%23%126
California18%34%29%19%1,108
Colorado16%35%27%22%166
Connecticut20%34%30%16%105
Florida17%27%27%28%750
Georgia16%33%30%21%406
Idaho20%31%30%20%137
Illinois15%30%29%26%451
Indiana16%36%30%18%272
Iowa15%26%33%26%141
Kansas12%41%29%18%131
Kentucky10%45%27%17%187
Louisiana19%34%28%19%233
Maryland11%30%35%23%168
Massachusetts11%31%40%18%152
Michigan18%28%33%20%335
Minnesota12%40%27%21%187
Mississippi12%34%29%25%149
Missouri18%27%28%27%246
Montana17%24%31%28%136
Nebraska11%32%28%29%132
Nevada15%38%23%25%113
New Jersey12%30%31%27%265
New Mexico21%35%30%13%104
New York13%30%32%25%591
North Carolina16%36%27%21%409
North Dakota19%31%29%21%158
Ohio16%29%33%21%446
Oklahoma13%30%32%24%161
Oregon14%34%28%24%123
Pennsylvania15%30%30%24%494
South Carolina15%35%29%21%213
South Dakota11%34%34%21%136
Tennessee14%39%24%23%316
Texas20%32%30%18%1,030
Utah22%34%29%15%145
Virginia13%33%29%25%332
Washington13%40%25%22%207
West Virginia16%28%32%24%137
Wisconsin12%39%31%19%239
Wyoming16%35%34%15%142
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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