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

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama57%15%29%109
Alaska33%26%41%166
Arizona30%19%51%299
California26%19%55%1,943
Colorado33%17%50%271
Connecticut33%18%50%232
Delaware24%21%56%150
District of Columbia11%11%79%158
Florida36%19%45%912
Georgia35%19%46%300
Hawaii25%18%57%165
Idaho36%26%38%130
Illinois28%20%52%638
Indiana35%22%44%284
Iowa32%22%46%161
Kansas40%26%34%133
Kentucky37%13%50%162
Louisiana43%22%35%152
Maine32%14%54%196
Maryland30%15%55%303
Massachusetts27%18%55%476
Michigan28%23%49%457
Minnesota34%14%53%276
Missouri34%19%47%258
Montana42%22%36%156
Nebraska39%19%42%152
Nevada29%19%52%162
New Hampshire29%21%51%193
New Jersey31%17%52%498
New Mexico28%14%58%140
New York26%20%54%1,103
North Carolina31%18%51%347
North Dakota41%19%39%171
Ohio34%19%47%503
Oklahoma31%20%49%126
Oregon24%20%56%226
Pennsylvania33%16%51%672
Rhode Island31%18%51%189
South Carolina37%18%44%151
South Dakota44%17%38%139
Tennessee30%21%49%162
Texas35%20%45%900
Utah23%24%53%104
Vermont22%16%62%215
Virginia39%19%42%359
Washington24%23%54%375
West Virginia29%27%44%111
Wisconsin34%13%53%324
Wyoming50%22%28%133
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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