Party affiliation among the Unaffiliated by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among the Unaffiliated by political party

% of the Unaffiliated who identify as…

Metro areaRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Boston Metro Area13%14%72%153
Chicago Metro Area16%27%57%170
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area24%21%54%103
Houston Metro Area28%26%46%102
Los Angeles Metro Area22%24%54%275
Miami Metro Area16%25%59%100
New York City Metro Area16%15%69%388
Philadelphia Metro Area16%16%67%151
San Francisco Metro Area10%14%76%188
Seattle Metro Area17%25%58%118
Washington, DC Metro Area19%25%56%232
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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