Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama49%48%2%1%268
Alaska55%43%< 1%1%138
Arizona50%47%1%2%291
Arkansas55%45%< 1%< 1%140
California41%57%1%1%1,203
Colorado52%42%1%4%213
Connecticut50%47%1%1%124
Florida44%55%1%1%812
Georgia51%48%1%1%416
Idaho56%44%< 1%< 1%157
Illinois44%54%2%< 1%460
Indiana51%47%1%1%286
Iowa52%46%2%< 1%140
Kansas50%50%< 1%< 1%158
Kentucky52%43%3%2%188
Louisiana46%53%< 1%< 1%198
Maine40%57%3%< 1%108
Maryland48%49%2%1%192
Massachusetts38%60%2%< 1%197
Michigan47%51%< 1%2%336
Minnesota47%52%1%< 1%215
Mississippi54%45%< 1%< 1%142
Missouri49%50%< 1%< 1%266
Montana54%44%2%< 1%155
Nebraska56%44%< 1%< 1%156
Nevada53%44%< 1%2%133
New Hampshire51%46%3%< 1%116
New Jersey42%55%2%1%297
New Mexico53%42%4%1%106
New York40%58%1%< 1%604
North Carolina50%47%2%1%412
North Dakota51%48%< 1%< 1%176
Ohio46%51%2%1%485
Oklahoma42%56%2%< 1%177
Oregon50%48%1%< 1%141
Pennsylvania49%48%2%1%546
South Carolina47%49%2%1%218
South Dakota51%49%< 1%< 1%169
Tennessee54%44%2%< 1%333
Texas49%49%2%1%1,080
Utah54%44%2%< 1%174
Virginia53%45%1%1%389
Washington53%44%2%1%236
West Virginia58%38%2%2%125
Wisconsin39%58%2%1%263
Wyoming53%46%1%1%190
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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