Party affiliation among adults who seldom or never meditate by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never meditate by political party

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama59%11%30%187
Alaska45%24%31%147
Arizona36%19%45%267
Arkansas47%12%40%145
California32%20%48%1,565
Colorado45%16%39%229
Connecticut30%22%48%167
Delaware29%22%49%148
District of Columbia15%15%70%132
Florida40%18%42%851
Georgia45%14%40%384
Hawaii32%16%53%127
Idaho47%26%27%129
Illinois34%17%50%575
Indiana42%17%41%310
Iowa40%20%40%178
Kansas47%23%29%139
Kentucky46%13%41%193
Louisiana43%23%34%188
Maine40%18%42%152
Maryland36%16%48%272
Massachusetts28%16%56%355
Michigan37%19%44%454
Minnesota44%14%43%264
Mississippi50%17%32%107
Missouri41%14%46%302
Montana50%19%31%154
Nebraska49%22%29%136
Nevada34%23%43%134
New Hampshire40%20%40%140
New Jersey29%22%49%421
New Mexico41%13%46%118
New York29%20%51%873
North Carolina40%18%42%386
North Dakota53%16%31%181
Ohio42%17%41%481
Oklahoma45%14%41%147
Oregon28%22%50%180
Pennsylvania39%15%46%602
Rhode Island38%20%43%133
South Carolina50%15%35%188
South Dakota57%11%32%143
Tennessee50%15%35%243
Texas46%18%36%993
Utah50%17%33%106
Vermont27%16%58%164
Virginia49%16%34%358
Washington29%23%48%322
West Virginia45%18%37%143
Wisconsin42%15%43%319
Wyoming63%16%21%140
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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