Party affiliation among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State 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…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama59%8%33%147
Arizona49%17%34%183
California38%18%44%855
Colorado52%12%36%127
Florida45%14%41%524
Georgia49%18%32%266
Idaho67%11%22%106
Illinois41%17%43%400
Indiana46%18%35%186
Iowa48%18%34%119
Kansas58%18%24%105
Kentucky41%13%46%104
Louisiana47%17%36%129
Maryland39%16%45%177
Massachusetts43%13%44%154
Michigan42%16%42%283
Minnesota53%11%37%161
Missouri42%18%40%181
Nebraska54%17%28%106
New Jersey41%19%41%266
New York38%19%43%507
North Carolina49%15%36%262
North Dakota55%20%25%122
Ohio47%16%37%366
Oklahoma54%18%29%100
Oregon34%25%40%108
Pennsylvania46%11%43%401
South Carolina50%14%36%127
South Dakota66%5%29%114
Tennessee58%15%28%160
Texas47%15%38%704
Utah76%8%16%126
Virginia52%12%36%231
Washington44%22%34%186
Wisconsin57%14%29%180
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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