Political ideology among adults in Illinois by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among adults in Illinois by political ideology

% of adults in Illinois who are…

Educational distributionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
High school or less36%32%22%10%381
Some college31%37%28%5%363
College30%38%29%3%351
Post-graduate degree22%35%40%3%222
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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