---
"title": "Table 3.2 Ideal Community Type"
"description": "QA6: If you could live anywhere in the United States that you wanted to, would you prefer a city, a suburban area, a small town or a rural area? This question is discussed in Section 3 of the report. City % Suburb % Small town % Rural % (VOL.) DK/Ref % (N) TOTAL 24 21 […]"
"date": "2014-06-12"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/ideal-community-type/"
---

# Table 3.2 Ideal Community Type

QA6: If you could live anywhere in the United States that you wanted to, would you prefer a city, a suburban area, a small town or a rural area?

This question is discussed in [Section 3](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/section-3-political-polarization-and-personal-life/#ideal%20community) of the report.

|  | City % | Suburb % | Small town % | Rural % | (VOL.) DK/Ref % | (N) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |
| TOTAL | 24 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 3,341 |
| **PARTY WITH LEANERS** |
| Rep/Rep lean | 17 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 1,340 |
| Dem/Dem lean | 32 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 1,572 |
| **PARTY ID** |
| Republican | 14 | 20 | 31 | 34 | 1 | 788 |
| Democrat | 32 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1,036 |
| Independent | 25 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 1,320 |
| Lean Republican | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 552 |
| Lean Democrat | 31 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 536 |
| **IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY** |
| Consistently conservative | 4 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 0 | 347 |
| Mostly conservative | 14 | 19 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 625 |
| Mixed | 23 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1,179 |
| Mostly liberal | 32 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 698 |
| Consistently liberal | 46 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 492 |
| **SEX** |
| Men | 23 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1,631 |
| Women | 26 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 1,710 |
| **AGE** |
| 18-49 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 1,336 |
| 50+ | 19 | 18 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 1,960 |
| **DETAILED AGE** |
| 18-29 | 38 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 483 |
| 30-49 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 853 |
| 50-64 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 1,028 |
| 65+ | 18 | 17 | 37 | 27 | 1 | 932 |
| **SEX BY AGE** |
| Men 18-49 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 692 |
| Men 50+ | 17 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 922 |
| Women 18-49 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 644 |
| Women 50+ | 20 | 19 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 1,038 |
| **RACE** |
| White, non-Hispanic | 20 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2,407 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 34 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 348 |
| Hispanic | 36 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 301 |
| **EDUCATION** |
| College grad+ | 33 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 1,378 |
| Post grad | 36 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 491 |
| College grad | 31 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 887 |
| Some college | 24 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 977 |
| HS or less | 20 | 16 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 972 |
| **FAMILY INCOME** |
| $75,000+ | 26 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1,020 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 1,026 |
| \<$30,000 | 25 | 14 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 971 |
| **RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE** |
| Total Protestant | 19 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 1,673 |
| White NH evang. Prot. | 10 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 624 |
| White NH mainline Prot. | 15 | 19 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 583 |
| Total Catholic | 26 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 715 |
| White NH Cath. | 18 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 496 |
| Unaffiliated | 31 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 591 |
| **ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES** |
| Weekly or more | 19 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 1,270 |
| Less than weekly | 27 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 2,031 |
| **REGION** |
| Northeast | 23 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 606 |
| Midwest | 20 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 724 |
| South | 24 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 1,240 |
| West | 30 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 771 |
| **AMONG REP/LEAN REP** |
| Men | 15 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 1 | 721 |
| Women | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 619 |
| 18-29 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 163 |
| 30-49 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 315 |
| 50-64 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 38 | 0 | 430 |
| 65+ | 13 | 20 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 417 |
| Agree with Tea Party | 9 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 555 |
| Disagree/No opinion | 21 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 761 |
| **AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM** |
| Men | 32 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 709 |
| Women | 31 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 863 |
| 18-29 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 240 |
| 30-49 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 409 |
| 50-64 | 26 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 467 |
| 65+ | 23 | 16 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 441 |
| **AMONG WHITES** |
| Men | 18 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 1,177 |
| Women | 21 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 1,230 |
| 18-29 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 274 |
| 30-49 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 561 |
| 50-64 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 761 |
| 65+ | 16 | 18 | 38 | 28 | 1 | 790 |
| College grad | 29 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1,091 |
| Some college or less | 15 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 1,311 |
| College grad men | 28 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 566 |
| College grad women | 30 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 525 |
| Some col or less men | 13 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 2 | 609 |
| Some col or less women | 17 | 18 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 702 |
| $75,000+ | 24 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 839 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 760 |
| \<$30,000 | 17 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 578 |

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**Next:** [Table 3.3 Important Community Qualities](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/important-community-qualities-one/markdown)