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

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama31%35%27%7%109
Alaska22%41%30%7%166
Arizona27%34%32%6%299
California21%37%37%6%1,943
Colorado23%35%37%6%271
Connecticut32%35%27%6%232
Delaware17%42%30%11%150
District of Columbia7%34%51%8%158
Florida27%36%29%8%912
Georgia29%34%32%5%300
Hawaii27%44%25%5%165
Idaho33%31%28%7%130
Illinois25%36%34%6%638
Indiana28%37%25%10%284
Iowa26%39%29%6%161
Kansas30%33%32%5%133
Kentucky26%28%40%6%162
Louisiana44%27%19%11%152
Maine27%35%36%2%196
Maryland17%38%33%12%303
Massachusetts19%35%41%5%476
Michigan25%41%26%9%457
Minnesota22%36%36%7%276
Missouri22%40%26%13%258
Montana31%35%30%5%156
Nebraska29%32%30%10%152
Nevada25%37%32%6%162
New Hampshire21%39%33%7%193
New Jersey23%34%35%8%498
New Mexico23%44%28%4%140
New York23%35%36%5%1,103
North Carolina27%38%31%4%347
North Dakota35%33%28%4%171
Ohio29%37%28%6%503
Oklahoma23%37%29%10%126
Oregon22%37%35%7%226
Pennsylvania26%39%28%7%672
Rhode Island22%33%39%6%189
South Carolina21%46%25%8%151
South Dakota43%29%23%6%139
Tennessee24%33%32%11%162
Texas28%38%28%6%900
Utah18%37%40%5%104
Vermont22%35%40%3%215
Virginia25%42%27%5%359
Washington18%34%40%8%375
West Virginia31%36%25%7%111
Wisconsin33%37%27%3%324
Wyoming30%33%26%11%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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