Views about human evolution among moderates by state (2014) Switch to: State among moderates by views about human evolution

% of moderates who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama23%31%4%37%4%144
Alaska40%20%4%33%3%100
Arizona37%30%3%28%3%213
Arkansas25%36%3%34%2%118
California42%24%5%26%3%1,257
Colorado44%27%5%22%3%167
Connecticut43%34%2%19%2%139
Delaware43%28%2%22%4%116
District of Columbia45%32%3%20%< 1%112
Florida37%29%5%27%3%662
Georgia28%31%2%34%4%308
Hawaii40%27%4%27%2%122
Idaho34%33%8%24%2%104
Illinois36%30%3%30%1%441
Indiana34%33%5%26%3%217
Iowa40%32%2%17%9%101
Kansas39%19%4%37%1%102
Kentucky32%33%2%28%5%130
Louisiana31%30%5%34%1%131
Maryland38%32%3%26%2%244
Massachusetts45%22%8%23%2%248
Michigan39%27%5%25%3%324
Minnesota33%31%5%28%3%191
Missouri38%25%4%32%2%206
Nevada37%21%3%34%4%108
New Hampshire54%29%1%11%5%105
New Jersey42%24%3%27%5%329
New Mexico33%31%6%30%1%106
New York42%25%4%27%3%641
North Carolina31%33%6%27%3%331
Ohio29%28%4%33%5%395
Oklahoma25%35%2%33%5%138
Oregon42%22%6%26%4%137
Pennsylvania40%29%3%26%2%462
Rhode Island33%26%1%39%1%112
South Carolina28%30%3%32%7%170
South Dakota31%33%1%29%6%103
Tennessee25%27%4%40%4%179
Texas32%31%4%30%3%815
Virginia35%32%5%27%2%323
Washington36%25%9%25%4%230
Wisconsin36%28%2%29%5%211
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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