Sources of guidance on right and wrong among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama52%3%41%1%3%268
Alaska43%4%44%7%2%138
Arizona40%8%46%5%2%291
Arkansas56%9%30%3%2%140
California36%11%42%8%2%1,203
Colorado43%7%42%8%1%213
Connecticut30%10%54%6%< 1%124
Florida39%8%46%6%2%812
Georgia54%5%33%6%2%416
Idaho49%2%43%4%1%157
Illinois40%9%41%8%2%460
Indiana47%6%42%4%1%286
Iowa50%5%41%2%1%140
Kansas54%7%35%5%1%158
Kentucky49%4%45%3%< 1%188
Louisiana51%9%35%3%2%198
Maine29%8%56%5%1%108
Maryland37%7%50%3%3%192
Massachusetts20%13%52%13%2%197
Michigan44%7%41%6%2%336
Minnesota38%10%45%4%3%215
Mississippi59%7%28%5%1%142
Missouri49%9%35%4%4%266
Montana39%6%48%3%3%155
Nebraska45%4%43%5%3%156
Nevada36%6%44%12%1%133
New Hampshire22%11%59%5%2%116
New Jersey34%10%46%8%2%297
New Mexico54%6%31%6%3%106
New York34%11%45%6%3%604
North Carolina51%7%34%5%2%412
North Dakota35%4%52%7%2%176
Ohio40%10%44%3%3%485
Oklahoma43%4%45%5%3%177
Oregon45%7%41%6%1%141
Pennsylvania45%6%40%6%2%546
South Carolina59%6%32%2%2%218
South Dakota44%9%42%4%1%169
Tennessee57%5%32%4%2%333
Texas50%7%37%6%1%1,080
Utah62%6%26%4%2%174
Virginia45%9%38%6%1%389
Washington46%11%35%6%2%236
West Virginia59%5%33%2%1%125
Wisconsin39%7%46%4%4%263
Wyoming43%7%44%4%2%190
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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