Political ideology among adults who seldom or never meditate by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never meditate by political ideology

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%30%14%6%187
Alaska32%39%23%6%147
Arizona32%37%25%6%267
Arkansas45%39%10%6%145
California28%36%30%6%1,565
Colorado36%32%28%4%229
Connecticut32%36%25%7%167
Delaware29%40%21%10%148
District of Columbia9%40%41%10%132
Florida37%32%23%7%851
Georgia43%31%22%4%384
Hawaii28%47%21%3%127
Idaho42%31%18%9%129
Illinois29%35%30%6%575
Indiana37%33%21%10%310
Iowa35%32%26%7%178
Kansas41%33%23%3%139
Kentucky40%28%25%6%193
Louisiana46%30%16%8%188
Maine32%35%29%3%152
Maryland27%39%25%10%272
Massachusetts22%36%38%4%355
Michigan32%37%21%9%454
Minnesota34%33%26%7%264
Mississippi40%43%13%4%107
Missouri34%33%21%11%302
Montana43%31%21%5%154
Nebraska36%30%19%15%136
Nevada32%40%21%7%134
New Hampshire35%34%26%5%140
New Jersey26%36%30%8%421
New Mexico31%39%25%5%118
New York28%37%30%6%873
North Carolina36%36%25%3%386
North Dakota42%32%22%4%181
Ohio36%36%22%5%481
Oklahoma36%40%19%5%147
Oregon32%37%25%6%180
Pennsylvania34%36%21%8%602
Rhode Island22%33%38%7%133
South Carolina40%41%13%6%188
South Dakota48%31%15%6%143
Tennessee44%30%16%10%243
Texas38%33%22%7%993
Utah37%33%28%3%106
Vermont30%35%32%2%164
Virginia38%38%19%6%358
Washington27%32%34%7%322
West Virginia45%33%13%9%143
Wisconsin40%39%18%4%319
Wyoming40%32%17%11%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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