Political ideology among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by political ideology

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama60%27%5%8%264
Arizona57%28%9%6%219
Arkansas55%32%8%6%147
California48%28%18%7%1,027
Colorado56%25%13%7%150
Florida56%23%14%7%632
Georgia54%29%11%6%426
Idaho68%19%8%6%120
Illinois47%30%15%9%403
Indiana59%23%11%7%242
Iowa54%27%15%4%119
Kansas58%26%13%2%115
Kentucky61%24%8%7%190
Louisiana62%23%10%5%201
Maryland40%35%19%6%211
Massachusetts38%30%24%8%111
Michigan52%22%16%9%332
Minnesota58%26%11%5%164
Mississippi64%21%10%6%161
Missouri58%20%13%8%240
Nebraska52%34%10%4%113
New Jersey47%34%13%6%249
New Mexico52%23%9%15%107
New York45%30%18%8%496
North Carolina58%24%13%5%428
North Dakota64%18%15%2%113
Ohio56%25%11%9%389
Oklahoma54%30%10%6%159
Oregon46%29%15%10%111
Pennsylvania54%22%16%9%474
South Carolina60%27%5%9%230
South Dakota66%23%5%7%109
Tennessee61%22%11%6%326
Texas53%25%15%8%1,052
Utah67%28%2%3%141
Virginia54%25%15%5%318
Washington56%29%8%6%204
West Virginia57%23%11%8%143
Wisconsin64%23%9%4%197
Wyoming60%19%14%8%118
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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