Party affiliation among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by political party

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama49%14%36%245
Arizona53%23%25%172
Arkansas45%16%39%135
California35%27%38%822
Colorado65%12%24%106
Florida39%20%40%562
Georgia43%15%41%379
Illinois43%20%38%320
Indiana50%20%29%234
Kentucky54%14%32%183
Louisiana40%12%48%186
Maryland32%14%54%154
Michigan42%16%42%278
Minnesota50%14%36%126
Mississippi41%15%44%169
Missouri53%13%35%186
New Jersey26%23%51%171
New York32%19%50%400
North Carolina47%13%40%352
Ohio48%15%37%336
Oklahoma50%14%36%152
Pennsylvania48%16%37%368
South Carolina45%17%38%230
Tennessee53%12%35%297
Texas43%22%35%935
Virginia48%21%31%262
Washington52%23%25%145
West Virginia48%9%43%134
Wisconsin52%19%29%158
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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