Political ideology among adults with an education level of high school or less by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults with an education level of high school or less by political ideology

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who are…

RegionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Northeast37%32%23%8%1,896
South42%28%20%9%4,068
Midwest39%31%20%10%2,340
West36%31%24%9%2,280
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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