Political ideology among Christians by state (2014) Switch to: State among Christians by political ideology

% of Christians who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%27%10%8%443
Alaska45%34%15%6%187
Arizona47%31%15%6%448
Arkansas49%34%11%6%247
California40%34%21%5%2,289
Colorado46%32%17%5%323
Connecticut38%38%19%5%251
Delaware33%37%23%7%209
District of Columbia19%45%25%11%188
Florida44%29%20%7%1,415
Georgia47%32%16%6%781
Hawaii32%45%18%5%185
Idaho49%30%17%4%222
Illinois38%35%20%6%977
Indiana49%29%16%6%492
Iowa48%29%18%5%261
Kansas46%31%22%2%241
Kentucky48%30%16%7%345
Louisiana55%27%11%6%387
Maine39%34%22%4%191
Maryland34%37%21%8%433
Massachusetts32%37%26%6%412
Michigan43%30%19%8%717
Minnesota43%33%19%4%433
Mississippi51%29%15%5%269
Missouri46%29%18%7%486
Montana55%25%15%4%202
Nebraska47%29%17%6%243
Nevada40%36%21%3%207
New Hampshire45%31%22%2%188
New Jersey34%37%21%8%611
New Mexico39%36%16%8%222
New York37%35%22%6%1,222
North Carolina47%31%17%5%796
North Dakota54%26%16%4%276
Ohio46%31%17%6%863
Oklahoma44%37%13%6%312
Oregon39%34%22%6%244
Pennsylvania42%34%17%7%1,037
Rhode Island31%37%22%10%239
South Carolina49%33%12%5%394
South Dakota55%32%8%6%242
Tennessee53%27%14%6%552
Texas44%30%18%8%1,979
Utah56%29%10%4%234
Vermont49%31%17%3%156
Virginia46%36%13%5%644
Washington41%34%19%7%444
West Virginia51%30%15%4%245
Wisconsin48%36%13%4%439
Wyoming49%30%12%9%225
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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