Party affiliation among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by political party

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alaska27%25%48%141
Arizona24%19%57%223
California23%16%61%1,621
Colorado24%19%57%221
Connecticut28%20%51%180
Delaware18%17%65%115
District of Columbia7%8%84%142
Florida31%18%52%731
Georgia26%22%52%232
Hawaii19%19%62%141
Idaho29%23%48%104
Illinois19%19%61%472
Indiana28%20%52%171
Kentucky37%10%53%112
Louisiana34%23%43%104
Maine23%11%66%142
Maryland23%12%64%255
Massachusetts25%17%59%391
Michigan23%18%59%321
Minnesota24%17%59%211
Missouri28%21%51%196
Montana31%16%53%118
Nevada27%23%50%137
New Hampshire24%14%62%146
New Jersey26%15%60%341
New Mexico20%12%68%121
New York20%17%63%847
North Carolina24%18%58%289
North Dakota35%15%50%100
Ohio30%19%51%314
Oklahoma30%14%56%100
Oregon16%15%69%180
Pennsylvania25%16%59%471
Rhode Island30%15%54%133
Tennessee25%20%55%129
Texas29%22%48%663
Vermont21%7%72%176
Virginia33%18%49%298
Washington18%19%64%314
Wisconsin19%12%69%206
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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