Political ideology 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 ideology

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama44%38%16%2%147
Arizona49%30%16%5%183
California37%39%20%4%855
Colorado35%39%23%3%127
Florida40%37%19%4%524
Georgia45%38%14%3%266
Idaho48%37%13%2%106
Illinois37%39%21%4%400
Indiana40%40%12%7%186
Iowa44%32%20%4%119
Kansas41%33%26%< 1%105
Kentucky39%37%18%6%104
Louisiana55%31%11%4%129
Maryland33%40%20%6%177
Massachusetts34%41%21%3%154
Michigan37%39%18%6%283
Minnesota49%36%13%2%161
Missouri41%30%21%8%181
Nebraska39%36%18%7%106
New Jersey31%43%22%4%266
New York40%36%18%5%507
North Carolina41%41%16%3%262
North Dakota44%36%17%3%122
Ohio40%34%21%6%366
Oklahoma39%42%13%5%100
Oregon31%41%23%6%108
Pennsylvania38%43%12%8%401
South Carolina44%45%10%2%127
South Dakota53%34%12%2%114
Tennessee40%39%15%6%160
Texas43%37%16%4%704
Utah61%29%8%1%126
Virginia42%40%11%6%231
Washington38%38%19%5%186
Wisconsin44%42%12%2%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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