Importance of religion in one's life among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by importance of religion

% of conservatives who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama84%11%3%2%< 1%267
Alaska60%21%13%6%1%115
Arizona68%19%8%4%1%264
Arkansas83%10%3%3%1%130
California65%22%7%6%< 1%1,134
Colorado66%24%6%3%1%170
Connecticut43%29%17%10%1%110
Florida67%22%7%5%< 1%760
Georgia75%20%4%1%< 1%417
Idaho65%19%4%12%< 1%138
Illinois68%20%8%4%< 1%459
Indiana69%23%5%3%< 1%276
Iowa70%20%7%4%< 1%142
Kansas64%21%10%3%2%132
Kentucky73%20%3%4%< 1%189
Louisiana79%16%3%2%< 1%234
Maryland66%22%6%4%2%170
Massachusetts42%41%9%8%1%160
Michigan68%22%6%4%1%342
Minnesota67%21%7%3%1%192
Mississippi90%7%1%< 1%1%150
Missouri71%22%3%4%1%251
Montana59%20%12%9%< 1%138
Nebraska70%20%7%3%< 1%132
Nevada63%21%7%9%< 1%116
New Hampshire56%26%12%7%< 1%102
New Jersey64%24%6%6%< 1%271
New Mexico76%15%5%4%< 1%106
New York64%20%8%7%1%606
North Carolina76%17%4%3%1%411
North Dakota69%16%12%3%< 1%161
Ohio71%18%5%5%1%456
Oklahoma76%15%4%4%1%162
Oregon59%28%7%4%2%125
Pennsylvania70%20%6%4%< 1%498
South Carolina82%13%3%1%1%218
South Dakota73%21%5%1%1%139
Tennessee84%13%2%2%< 1%322
Texas76%16%4%4%< 1%1,050
Utah77%14%6%3%< 1%150
Virginia77%14%5%3%1%344
Washington66%21%8%5%< 1%215
West Virginia79%14%4%3%1%139
Wisconsin56%29%9%5%1%247
Wyoming69%19%9%3%< 1%143
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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