Political ideology among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by political ideology

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Buddhist13%35%51%< 1%191
Catholic28%37%31%4%2,167
Evangelical Protestant35%37%23%6%870
Hindu11%40%45%4%118
Historically Black Protestant31%40%23%6%302
Jewish10%34%55%1%536
Mainline Protestant25%41%30%4%1,876
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")14%36%45%5%5,120
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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