Party affiliation among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by political party

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who identify as…

Metro areaRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area41%9%51%158
Chicago Metro Area43%16%41%163
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area49%18%33%232
Houston Metro Area37%16%47%169
Los Angeles Metro Area30%27%43%232
Miami Metro Area31%25%44%122
New York City Metro Area23%17%60%355
Philadelphia Metro Area25%14%60%133
Phoenix Metro Area55%16%29%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area36%28%35%111
Washington, DC Metro Area27%25%49%181
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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