Interpreting scripture among adults in the Silent generation by political party (2014) Switch to: Party affiliation among adults in the Silent generation by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the Silent generation who say the holy scripture is…
Party affiliation | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Republican/lean Rep. | 43% | 31% | 4% | 16% | 6% | 2,643 |
No lean | 39% | 23% | 8% | 18% | 12% | 719 |
Democrat/lean Dem. | 34% | 23% | 3% | 31% | 9% | 2,627 |
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