Importance of religion in one's life among democrats and Democratic leaners by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among democrats and Democratic leaners by importance of religion

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who say religion is…

Metro areaVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area59%20%9%11%< 1%224
Baltimore Metro Area48%21%14%17%< 1%135
Boston Metro Area34%23%16%26%1%286
Chicago Metro Area43%29%16%12%< 1%450
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area58%22%8%11%1%262
Detroit Metro Area47%28%11%13%1%190
Houston Metro Area60%21%10%9%< 1%222
Los Angeles Metro Area45%28%12%14%< 1%559
Miami Metro Area54%21%11%13%1%258
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area36%31%17%16%1%169
New York City Metro Area43%29%12%14%1%1,009
Philadelphia Metro Area45%23%14%18%< 1%409
Phoenix Metro Area42%22%18%17%< 1%151
Pittsburgh Metro Area46%32%9%13%< 1%126
Providence Metro Area35%38%11%16%< 1%177
Riverside, CA Metro Area51%21%12%14%1%157
San Diego Metro Area46%23%11%21%< 1%157
San Francisco Metro Area30%24%21%23%1%328
Seattle Metro Area27%23%22%27%< 1%176
St. Louis Metro Area56%20%12%12%< 1%135
Tampa Metro Area47%27%16%9%< 1%150
Washington, DC Metro Area48%22%12%17%< 1%565
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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