Political ideology among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by political ideology

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alaska23%38%35%3%141
Arizona21%34%36%8%223
California16%36%43%5%1,621
Colorado15%41%41%4%221
Connecticut27%36%32%5%180
Delaware8%45%36%10%115
District of Columbia3%30%65%2%142
Florida21%36%36%7%731
Georgia19%37%39%5%232
Hawaii22%41%32%4%141
Idaho28%35%34%3%104
Illinois20%33%43%4%472
Indiana20%36%34%10%171
Kentucky21%28%49%3%112
Louisiana32%36%27%5%104
Maine21%35%43%1%142
Maryland13%36%42%9%255
Massachusetts15%34%47%4%391
Michigan17%42%35%6%321
Minnesota12%36%44%8%211
Missouri19%44%29%8%196
Montana23%39%32%5%118
Nevada22%40%33%5%137
New Hampshire14%45%38%3%146
New Jersey15%34%43%7%341
New Mexico20%41%38%1%121
New York15%35%47%3%847
North Carolina18%35%43%4%289
North Dakota27%39%33%2%100
Ohio24%38%33%5%314
Oklahoma17%41%37%4%100
Oregon15%35%45%4%180
Pennsylvania20%37%39%5%471
Rhode Island16%35%47%1%133
Tennessee25%26%43%7%129
Texas20%41%33%5%663
Vermont10%36%51%2%176
Virginia17%47%32%5%298
Washington10%31%51%8%314
Wisconsin23%39%37%1%206
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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