Sources of guidance on right and wrong among democrats and Democratic leaners by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among democrats and Democratic leaners by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Buddhist8%29%48%10%5%184
Catholic27%10%49%12%2%3,118
Evangelical Protestant49%8%37%4%2%2,307
Hindu3%20%47%29%1%113
Historically Black Protestant47%5%41%4%2%1,557
Jewish9%19%50%18%4%575
Mainline Protestant24%13%52%8%3%2,511
Mormon38%5%40%13%4%110
Muslim36%9%38%13%4%150
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")5%21%53%20%2%4,348
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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