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

% of adults ages 65 and older who are in…

Political ideologyNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Conservative17%41%22%20%4,056
Moderate20%35%22%23%2,859
Liberal23%31%20%25%1,976
Don't know18%40%21%21%436
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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