Political ideology among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by political ideology

% of adults who believe in God and are fairly certain who are…

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Boston Metro Area22%33%39%6%131
Chicago Metro Area25%36%34%5%205
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area25%43%30%2%108
Los Angeles Metro Area24%38%35%3%245
New York City Metro Area23%36%36%5%401
Philadelphia Metro Area26%46%26%2%156
San Francisco Metro Area17%45%33%5%105
Washington, DC Metro Area23%39%35%3%189
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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