Interpreting scripture among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by interpretation of scripture

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama48%31%4%14%3%268
Alaska34%31%2%31%2%138
Arizona35%37%1%19%8%291
Arkansas44%36%2%14%5%140
California30%30%2%31%7%1,203
Colorado35%31%4%24%6%213
Connecticut23%29%2%39%7%124
Florida33%30%2%28%6%812
Georgia43%33%3%15%5%416
Idaho28%42%4%21%5%157
Illinois34%38%3%20%5%460
Indiana42%30%4%19%6%286
Iowa34%41%2%18%5%140
Kansas35%45%3%12%5%158
Kentucky50%22%1%23%3%188
Louisiana42%31%3%17%6%198
Maine28%33%3%30%6%108
Maryland28%35%2%28%8%192
Massachusetts12%35%2%49%3%197
Michigan36%37%3%21%3%336
Minnesota29%35%3%23%9%215
Mississippi53%25%5%15%2%142
Missouri40%30%3%19%7%266
Montana26%38%7%22%7%155
Nebraska37%40%3%15%5%156
Nevada31%31%1%31%6%133
New Hampshire28%28%4%34%6%116
New Jersey20%37%5%33%6%297
New Mexico48%27%4%18%3%106
New York27%33%2%31%7%604
North Carolina43%31%4%16%7%412
North Dakota34%36%1%24%6%176
Ohio35%34%5%20%5%485
Oklahoma40%34%3%18%5%177
Oregon34%29%6%20%11%141
Pennsylvania36%33%3%22%6%546
South Carolina51%28%3%14%5%218
South Dakota31%44%2%15%8%169
Tennessee50%28%7%10%4%333
Texas43%31%3%19%4%1,080
Utah27%55%4%11%3%174
Virginia42%28%4%23%4%389
Washington35%35%3%22%5%236
West Virginia52%27%4%13%4%125
Wisconsin34%40%4%16%6%263
Wyoming44%31%3%18%4%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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