Racial and ethnic composition among moderates by state (2014) Switch to: State among moderates by race/ethnicity

% of moderates who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama64%29%< 1%3%4%143
Alaska61%8%4%3%23%100
Arizona62%3%3%26%6%208
Arkansas79%12%1%6%2%118
California43%5%14%35%3%1,236
Colorado76%1%3%16%3%163
Connecticut72%11%2%9%6%136
Delaware61%30%2%5%2%115
District of Columbia35%51%3%6%4%111
Florida64%13%1%19%3%657
Georgia53%33%1%8%4%307
Hawaii25%5%42%8%21%121
Idaho89%1%2%6%2%103
Illinois66%17%3%10%3%436
Indiana82%10%< 1%5%4%216
Iowa88%2%2%6%2%101
Kansas85%9%< 1%5%< 1%102
Kentucky85%8%< 1%4%3%130
Louisiana66%24%1%5%3%130
Maryland60%31%4%2%3%242
Massachusetts85%5%3%5%1%244
Michigan81%11%1%3%3%318
Minnesota88%3%< 1%3%6%186
Missouri81%9%1%5%4%203
Nevada54%8%5%20%13%105
New Hampshire97%< 1%< 1%1%2%102
New Jersey63%10%9%14%5%321
New Mexico40%4%< 1%40%16%105
New York59%14%6%16%6%629
North Carolina70%20%1%5%4%330
Ohio84%11%2%2%1%390
Oklahoma68%6%< 1%12%14%137
Oregon84%1%4%7%4%135
Pennsylvania81%10%2%5%2%456
Rhode Island83%2%1%5%8%112
South Carolina66%29%1%4%< 1%169
South Dakota93%< 1%< 1%< 1%7%101
Tennessee77%18%1%3%2%179
Texas47%12%3%34%4%805
Virginia65%19%5%9%3%317
Washington78%3%6%7%6%228
Wisconsin87%3%1%6%3%208
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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