Political ideology among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by political ideology

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%25%10%10%264
Alaska38%36%21%6%111
Arizona47%26%18%8%302
Arkansas44%34%16%6%130
California35%33%26%6%1,559
Colorado30%36%28%6%199
Connecticut39%32%24%5%140
Delaware25%39%31%5%111
District of Columbia23%40%26%11%129
Florida38%29%26%8%897
Georgia44%31%19%6%452
Hawaii32%37%21%10%140
Idaho45%27%25%3%141
Illinois37%34%23%5%573
Indiana49%27%19%5%266
Iowa54%22%20%5%114
Kansas38%27%30%4%121
Kentucky46%31%17%6%185
Louisiana54%27%14%5%221
Maine35%25%35%4%105
Maryland30%28%36%7%271
Massachusetts26%35%31%8%234
Michigan39%27%26%8%400
Minnesota41%27%26%6%221
Mississippi50%20%23%6%158
Missouri48%31%18%3%251
Montana49%27%18%6%107
Nebraska47%28%20%4%128
Nevada38%32%26%4%130
New Hampshire45%34%20%< 1%107
New Jersey35%36%24%4%333
New Mexico35%33%21%11%144
New York33%30%31%6%778
North Carolina47%29%18%7%497
North Dakota46%29%23%2%114
Ohio47%25%19%9%487
Oklahoma40%34%18%7%204
Oregon31%31%33%6%168
Pennsylvania39%32%21%8%567
Rhode Island34%38%21%7%133
South Carolina49%30%14%7%252
South Dakota42%35%17%6%118
Tennessee48%24%21%7%334
Texas41%30%21%8%1,204
Utah47%29%19%5%149
Virginia42%36%18%5%364
Washington37%34%22%6%297
West Virginia54%25%16%5%121
Wisconsin46%31%20%3%190
Wyoming44%32%16%7%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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