Party affiliation among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by political party

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who identify as…

Metro areaRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area49%19%32%160
Boston Metro Area39%9%52%111
Chicago Metro Area40%15%45%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area49%11%41%196
Detroit Metro Area44%11%44%103
Houston Metro Area46%13%41%133
Los Angeles Metro Area36%15%48%282
Miami Metro Area22%17%60%122
New York City Metro Area38%21%41%453
Philadelphia Metro Area37%9%55%218
Phoenix Metro Area51%19%30%121
Providence Metro Area41%22%38%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area42%25%33%104
Washington, DC Metro Area40%12%48%227
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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