Immigrant status among independents and those who don't lean to either party by state (2014) Switch to: State among independents and those who don't lean to either party by immigrant status

% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who are…

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Arizona18%11%70%117
California50%13%37%614
Florida34%12%54%321
Georgia14%6%80%151
Illinois24%10%66%224
Indiana11%5%84%114
Massachusetts16%9%75%103
Michigan7%6%88%174
Missouri8%4%88%102
New Jersey31%18%51%139
New York33%14%53%323
North Carolina13%4%83%150
Ohio8%7%85%174
Pennsylvania8%6%86%170
Texas39%11%50%455
Virginia15%6%79%125
Washington18%8%75%137
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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