Importance of religion in one's life among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by importance of religion

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama72%17%6%5%< 1%268
Alaska55%23%13%9%1%138
Arizona61%24%11%3%1%291
Arkansas72%16%4%6%1%140
California52%27%12%9%< 1%1,203
Colorado58%26%8%7%1%213
Connecticut48%30%13%8%1%124
Florida55%28%10%7%< 1%812
Georgia69%20%8%3%1%416
Idaho63%23%7%7%< 1%157
Illinois61%23%11%5%< 1%460
Indiana60%25%9%6%< 1%286
Iowa67%24%5%4%< 1%140
Kansas66%20%11%3%< 1%158
Kentucky70%23%3%4%< 1%188
Louisiana74%21%2%3%< 1%198
Maine50%23%13%13%1%108
Maryland53%28%13%6%< 1%192
Massachusetts33%38%17%12%1%197
Michigan58%27%9%6%1%336
Minnesota58%23%13%6%< 1%215
Mississippi77%11%7%3%2%142
Missouri62%26%7%4%< 1%266
Montana49%26%13%11%< 1%155
Nebraska67%21%8%3%< 1%156
Nevada58%26%7%8%1%133
New Hampshire42%35%14%8%1%116
New Jersey54%30%9%7%1%297
New Mexico71%14%7%8%< 1%106
New York55%24%9%11%1%604
North Carolina66%24%7%2%< 1%412
North Dakota60%19%18%3%< 1%176
Ohio64%23%6%6%1%485
Oklahoma72%18%5%4%1%177
Oregon62%24%11%3%1%141
Pennsylvania61%24%8%5%1%546
South Carolina74%15%5%5%1%218
South Dakota61%25%5%7%1%169
Tennessee80%15%2%3%< 1%333
Texas66%22%6%6%< 1%1,080
Utah80%9%9%2%< 1%174
Virginia67%18%10%4%1%389
Washington60%20%11%8%1%236
West Virginia73%16%5%4%2%125
Wisconsin54%31%10%5%< 1%263
Wyoming59%29%9%4%< 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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