Political ideology among adults who attend services weekly or more by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who attend services weekly or more by political ideology

% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are…

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area52%30%14%4%227
Boston Metro Area31%25%35%9%125
Chicago Metro Area42%37%15%6%290
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area52%31%12%4%281
Detroit Metro Area48%22%23%7%123
Houston Metro Area47%25%20%7%222
Los Angeles Metro Area45%30%20%5%340
Miami Metro Area41%30%21%8%176
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area54%24%19%3%119
New York City Metro Area41%33%20%6%576
Philadelphia Metro Area33%38%25%4%248
Phoenix Metro Area55%26%13%6%148
Providence Metro Area29%42%20%9%118
Riverside, CA Metro Area47%28%18%7%134
San Diego Metro Area54%25%15%6%104
San Francisco Metro Area39%31%16%14%101
Tampa Metro Area55%29%12%4%113
Washington, DC Metro Area34%41%20%5%282
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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