Political ideology among adults ages 65 and older by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults ages 65 and older by political ideology

% of adults ages 65 and older who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama66%17%11%6%125
Arizona51%25%18%7%184
California38%31%25%6%964
Colorado48%26%23%3%104
Connecticut30%37%29%4%100
Florida45%30%20%5%632
Georgia57%23%12%8%225
Illinois49%24%18%8%365
Indiana43%33%20%5%178
Kentucky43%30%16%11%122
Louisiana55%17%17%10%121
Maryland38%31%25%6%161
Massachusetts25%41%29%5%186
Michigan38%30%23%9%258
Minnesota43%39%16%2%127
Missouri54%22%18%5%157
New Hampshire43%36%19%2%105
New Jersey43%38%14%5%258
New York41%25%28%5%590
North Carolina48%31%18%3%288
Ohio45%34%16%4%326
Oklahoma49%37%7%7%114
Oregon37%30%23%10%124
Pennsylvania44%29%21%6%438
Rhode Island31%38%20%11%111
South Carolina48%28%17%7%142
Tennessee58%23%12%6%195
Texas48%27%16%9%528
Virginia58%25%15%2%217
Washington39%39%16%6%183
Wisconsin44%38%14%4%161
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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