Importance of religion in one's life among liberals by state (2014) Switch to: State among liberals by importance of religion

% of liberals who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Arizona31%23%25%21%< 1%139
California31%27%17%24%1%1,114
Colorado30%29%19%22%< 1%141
Connecticut42%22%10%25%1%109
District of Columbia21%23%21%35%< 1%123
Florida38%27%14%21%< 1%476
Georgia42%26%12%18%2%190
Illinois36%26%18%19%< 1%352
Indiana35%28%18%18%< 1%124
Maryland43%20%15%21%< 1%188
Massachusetts24%22%23%31%< 1%262
Michigan41%24%15%19%1%247
Minnesota30%30%16%24%1%153
Missouri47%24%15%13%< 1%141
New Jersey31%35%18%14%2%227
New York32%26%18%23%2%604
North Carolina45%25%14%15%1%235
Ohio35%35%12%18%< 1%222
Oregon34%18%17%29%2%133
Pennsylvania36%26%15%23%< 1%321
Tennessee55%19%9%17%< 1%122
Texas49%27%9%15%< 1%502
Vermont19%19%21%41%< 1%120
Virginia42%26%16%15%< 1%177
Washington26%24%23%26%1%223
Wisconsin28%22%18%32%< 1%121
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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