Sources of guidance on right and wrong among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of conservatives who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama59%4%32%3%2%267
Alaska43%3%42%5%6%115
Arizona48%6%39%4%3%264
Arkansas63%6%27%2%2%130
California45%8%36%8%2%1,134
Colorado49%3%40%5%3%170
Connecticut24%11%53%12%1%110
Florida47%7%39%5%2%760
Georgia58%5%30%5%2%417
Idaho54%3%39%4%< 1%138
Illinois43%7%42%7%2%459
Indiana52%4%38%3%2%276
Iowa45%9%40%4%2%142
Kansas56%3%35%5%1%132
Kentucky58%4%35%4%< 1%189
Louisiana53%6%35%3%2%234
Maryland50%4%41%3%3%170
Massachusetts24%9%53%11%2%160
Michigan47%6%41%5%1%342
Minnesota44%7%43%3%4%192
Mississippi70%3%22%3%2%150
Missouri55%7%29%6%3%251
Montana45%6%42%3%4%138
Nebraska44%6%44%5%1%132
Nevada36%8%45%8%4%116
New Hampshire27%14%52%5%2%102
New Jersey45%6%36%9%4%271
New Mexico60%5%24%8%3%106
New York38%7%45%7%3%606
North Carolina58%4%33%3%1%411
North Dakota44%3%46%7%< 1%161
Ohio46%8%40%4%2%456
Oklahoma52%2%40%4%2%162
Oregon45%5%44%4%1%125
Pennsylvania50%6%35%7%1%498
South Carolina64%4%26%3%3%218
South Dakota48%8%38%6%< 1%139
Tennessee60%4%29%4%3%322
Texas54%6%32%5%2%1,050
Utah63%4%28%1%4%150
Virginia52%5%36%5%2%344
Washington52%8%32%7%1%215
West Virginia61%2%34%2%2%139
Wisconsin49%6%39%4%3%247
Wyoming52%3%39%2%3%143
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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