Views about human evolution among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by views about human evolution

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama16%26%3%50%4%268
Alaska25%28%3%40%4%138
Arizona25%27%1%44%3%291
Arkansas15%30%1%53%2%140
California31%25%4%36%4%1,203
Colorado22%26%4%44%4%213
Connecticut29%30%1%38%3%124
Florida24%29%2%41%3%812
Georgia17%27%3%50%3%416
Idaho15%27%1%50%6%157
Illinois24%29%1%41%5%460
Indiana21%25%3%49%2%286
Iowa18%32%3%42%6%140
Kansas19%24%5%49%3%158
Kentucky15%20%4%57%3%188
Louisiana16%30%3%48%3%198
Maine36%21%1%38%3%108
Maryland27%30%5%34%4%192
Massachusetts46%27%5%19%3%197
Michigan23%22%3%49%4%336
Minnesota20%26%4%46%4%215
Mississippi17%18%2%61%3%142
Missouri22%28%4%43%3%266
Montana24%21%3%48%4%155
Nebraska15%37%7%36%5%156
Nevada25%22%10%38%4%133
New Hampshire28%29%3%35%5%116
New Jersey30%30%2%33%4%297
New Mexico16%27%4%52%1%106
New York28%26%4%37%5%604
North Carolina18%26%3%47%5%412
North Dakota20%30%1%44%4%176
Ohio19%28%4%42%6%485
Oklahoma15%29%1%46%8%177
Oregon21%23%3%43%10%141
Pennsylvania21%24%3%49%3%546
South Carolina14%29%1%51%5%218
South Dakota20%27%1%49%3%169
Tennessee11%23%1%58%7%333
Texas20%28%3%46%4%1,080
Utah9%30%2%55%4%174
Virginia21%30%2%42%5%389
Washington21%25%6%44%3%236
West Virginia11%19%2%66%2%125
Wisconsin22%28%2%40%9%263
Wyoming22%28%3%44%3%190
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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