Would you prefer to live in a community where the houses are larger and schools and stores are in driving distance or in a community where houses are smaller and schools and stores are in walking distance?
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The houses are larger and farther apart, but schools, stores and restaurants are several miles away
The houses are smaller and closer to each other, but schools, stores and restaurants are within walking distance
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This survey shows the preference of conservatives and liberals in the U.S. regarding the size and structure of the community they are living in, as of 2014. As of 2014, ** percent of consistent liberals were preferring a community were the houses are smaller and closer to each other, but schools, stores and restaurants are within walking distance.
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Pew Research Center. (June 12, 2014). Would you prefer to live in a community where the houses are larger and schools and stores are in driving distance or in a community where houses are smaller and schools and stores are in walking distance? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 07, 2026, from /statistics/418749/preferred-community-type-in-the-us-by-political-orientation/
Pew Research Center. "Would you prefer to live in a community where the houses are larger and schools and stores are in driving distance or in a community where houses are smaller and schools and stores are in walking distance?." Chart. June 12, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 07, 2026. /statistics/418749/preferred-community-type-in-the-us-by-political-orientation/
Pew Research Center. (2014). Would you prefer to live in a community where the houses are larger and schools and stores are in driving distance or in a community where houses are smaller and schools and stores are in walking distance?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2026. /statistics/418749/preferred-community-type-in-the-us-by-political-orientation/
Pew Research Center. "Would You Prefer to Live in a Community Where The Houses Are Larger and Schools and Stores Are in Driving Distance or in a Community Where Houses Are Smaller and Schools and Stores Are in Walking Distance?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Jun 2014, /statistics/418749/preferred-community-type-in-the-us-by-political-orientation/
Pew Research Center, Would you prefer to live in a community where the houses are larger and schools and stores are in driving distance or in a community where houses are smaller and schools and stores are in walking distance? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/418749/preferred-community-type-in-the-us-by-political-orientation/ (last visited August 07, 2026)
Would you prefer to live in a community where the houses are larger and schools and stores are in driving distance or in a community where houses are smaller and schools and stores are in walking distance? [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 12, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/418749/preferred-community-type-in-the-us-by-political-orientation/
