Interpreting scripture among adults in Missouri by political party (2014) Switch to: Party affiliation among adults in Missouri by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in Missouri 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. | 40% | 30% | 3% | 19% | 7% | 266 |
No lean | 23% | 30% | 3% | 33% | 11% | 105 |
Democrat/lean Dem. | 26% | 28% | 2% | 34% | 9% | 271 |
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