Political ideology among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by political ideology

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are…

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area34%39%24%4%183
Baltimore Metro Area35%29%33%3%124
Boston Metro Area19%33%39%9%263
Chicago Metro Area28%38%27%6%401
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area31%39%25%5%246
Detroit Metro Area26%41%30%4%182
Houston Metro Area33%37%25%5%198
Los Angeles Metro Area27%37%33%2%443
Miami Metro Area28%33%31%8%220
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area28%35%30%7%155
New York City Metro Area23%38%33%6%836
Philadelphia Metro Area22%44%26%7%329
Phoenix Metro Area31%39%26%4%178
Pittsburgh Metro Area33%41%12%13%112
Providence Metro Area24%46%25%5%180
Riverside, CA Metro Area24%42%23%10%160
San Diego Metro Area22%39%32%6%123
San Francisco Metro Area18%34%40%8%223
Seattle Metro Area13%35%39%13%142
St. Louis Metro Area20%48%28%4%126
Tampa Metro Area28%37%29%6%147
Washington, DC Metro Area22%43%28%8%366
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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