Political ideology among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by political ideology

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama57%28%7%9%295
Arizona56%24%11%9%246
Arkansas47%35%13%5%162
California45%30%18%7%1,084
Colorado56%27%14%3%152
Florida48%24%20%7%702
Georgia53%30%11%7%473
Idaho55%25%14%6%132
Illinois44%31%19%7%409
Indiana58%25%12%6%247
Iowa68%17%11%4%104
Kansas57%26%15%2%109
Kentucky57%28%10%6%202
Louisiana57%27%11%5%229
Maryland33%36%25%6%220
Massachusetts39%30%23%8%110
Michigan52%20%19%8%332
Minnesota54%26%13%8%168
Mississippi56%23%14%7%192
Missouri58%22%14%6%257
Montana63%24%9%5%106
New Jersey40%38%15%7%231
New Mexico48%27%16%8%115
New York43%28%21%8%511
North Carolina53%24%17%6%458
Ohio53%27%13%7%429
Oklahoma49%37%8%6%193
Oregon44%32%18%6%121
Pennsylvania52%24%15%9%432
South Carolina52%31%9%8%252
Tennessee57%20%16%6%368
Texas50%24%17%9%1,103
Utah60%25%11%4%171
Virginia53%30%12%5%356
Washington52%28%12%8%218
West Virginia57%28%8%7%136
Wisconsin60%30%9%2%156
Wyoming58%29%4%9%115
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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