Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of conservatives who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%48%1%1%267
Alaska60%36%< 1%5%115
Arizona53%40%3%4%264
Arkansas54%44%2%1%130
California42%55%2%1%1,134
Colorado53%43%2%1%170
Connecticut46%51%2%1%110
Florida45%54%1%< 1%760
Georgia54%44%2%1%417
Idaho58%41%< 1%1%138
Illinois41%57%1%1%459
Indiana50%47%2%2%276
Iowa47%52%1%< 1%142
Kansas59%41%< 1%< 1%132
Kentucky56%40%2%1%189
Louisiana45%54%1%1%234
Maryland58%40%2%1%170
Massachusetts31%64%4%1%160
Michigan52%46%1%1%342
Minnesota48%49%1%1%192
Mississippi55%44%1%< 1%150
Missouri54%46%< 1%< 1%251
Montana58%41%< 1%1%138
Nebraska54%46%< 1%1%132
Nevada54%45%< 1%< 1%116
New Hampshire52%47%1%< 1%102
New Jersey44%54%1%1%271
New Mexico51%38%6%5%106
New York40%57%1%2%606
North Carolina49%50%1%< 1%411
North Dakota59%41%< 1%< 1%161
Ohio44%54%2%< 1%456
Oklahoma44%53%1%1%162
Oregon56%43%< 1%< 1%125
Pennsylvania54%44%2%< 1%498
South Carolina52%44%2%1%218
South Dakota50%49%< 1%1%139
Tennessee56%41%3%1%322
Texas47%50%2%2%1,050
Utah59%39%2%< 1%150
Virginia56%42%1%2%344
Washington57%40%1%1%215
West Virginia57%39%2%3%139
Wisconsin45%54%< 1%1%247
Wyoming68%30%1%1%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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