Political ideology among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by political ideology

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama60%22%8%9%240
Arizona56%25%11%8%213
Arkansas57%28%9%6%143
California45%30%17%7%962
Colorado54%25%18%3%150
Florida52%25%16%7%651
Georgia53%28%13%6%376
Idaho59%22%15%5%118
Illinois45%34%15%6%389
Indiana63%21%12%4%242
Iowa61%17%13%9%101
Kansas58%31%9%2%123
Kentucky61%19%13%7%195
Louisiana61%26%8%5%173
Maryland33%34%24%10%163
Massachusetts35%43%19%3%117
Michigan51%23%17%9%335
Minnesota56%26%10%8%182
Mississippi60%20%17%4%165
Missouri53%26%15%7%235
Montana71%21%5%3%105
Nebraska56%29%5%10%100
New Jersey42%34%14%9%242
New York41%30%20%8%535
North Carolina57%24%14%6%357
North Dakota58%22%16%4%125
Ohio52%30%12%6%397
Oklahoma51%30%15%4%165
Oregon48%32%14%6%111
Pennsylvania56%24%12%7%464
South Carolina58%26%10%6%214
South Dakota64%22%6%8%119
Tennessee56%22%13%9%317
Texas52%25%15%9%959
Utah64%25%10%< 1%117
Virginia58%28%8%6%284
Washington52%29%11%7%190
West Virginia56%29%7%7%142
Wisconsin58%32%7%3%190
Wyoming55%30%9%7%106
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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