Interpreting scripture among democrats and Democratic leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among democrats and Democratic leaners by interpretation of scripture
% of democrats and Democratic leaners who say the holy scripture is…
State | 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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Alabama | 53% | 26% | 4% | 13% | 4% | 181 |
Alaska | 11% | 12% | < 1% | 68% | 10% | 107 |
Arizona | 17% | 26% | 2% | 45% | 9% | 243 |
Arkansas | 45% | 21% | 1% | 27% | 6% | 122 |
California | 20% | 21% | 2% | 50% | 7% | 1,856 |
Colorado | 13% | 21% | 1% | 56% | 10% | 211 |
Connecticut | 23% | 24% | < 1% | 44% | 9% | 193 |
Delaware | 25% | 22% | 4% | 43% | 6% | 161 |
District of Columbia | 26% | 22% | 1% | 46% | 6% | 223 |
Florida | 28% | 23% | 1% | 40% | 7% | 872 |
Georgia | 41% | 22% | 2% | 29% | 6% | 396 |
Hawaii | 24% | 17% | 1% | 49% | 9% | 159 |
Idaho | 20% | 21% | 1% | 53% | 6% | 111 |
Illinois | 20% | 28% | 2% | 44% | 6% | 632 |
Indiana | 28% | 26% | < 1% | 39% | 7% | 254 |
Iowa | 15% | 30% | 3% | 44% | 8% | 136 |
Kentucky | 31% | 25% | 5% | 33% | 6% | 195 |
Louisiana | 50% | 23% | 2% | 21% | 4% | 200 |
Maine | 9% | 14% | < 1% | 67% | 10% | 152 |
Maryland | 27% | 22% | 2% | 43% | 6% | 372 |
Massachusetts | 16% | 18% | 3% | 57% | 8% | 404 |
Michigan | 26% | 26% | 2% | 39% | 7% | 470 |
Minnesota | 18% | 21% | 2% | 50% | 9% | 273 |
Mississippi | 59% | 21% | 3% | 11% | 7% | 128 |
Missouri | 26% | 28% | 2% | 34% | 9% | 271 |
Montana | 13% | 22% | 2% | 60% | 2% | 107 |
Nebraska | 24% | 27% | 3% | 38% | 8% | 112 |
Nevada | 22% | 24% | 2% | 46% | 6% | 133 |
New Hampshire | 5% | 21% | < 1% | 69% | 4% | 141 |
New Jersey | 24% | 22% | 2% | 45% | 7% | 444 |
New Mexico | 22% | 18% | 4% | 48% | 8% | 164 |
New York | 23% | 19% | 2% | 51% | 6% | 1,025 |
North Carolina | 34% | 22% | 2% | 35% | 7% | 458 |
North Dakota | 19% | 24% | < 1% | 52% | 5% | 108 |
Ohio | 29% | 29% | 1% | 36% | 6% | 472 |
Oklahoma | 32% | 21% | 2% | 38% | 7% | 161 |
Oregon | 14% | 23% | 1% | 57% | 6% | 207 |
Pennsylvania | 23% | 26% | 1% | 44% | 5% | 641 |
Rhode Island | 17% | 31% | < 1% | 50% | 2% | 153 |
South Carolina | 48% | 22% | < 1% | 24% | 5% | 188 |
South Dakota | 27% | 27% | 1% | 28% | 16% | 109 |
Tennessee | 44% | 18% | 2% | 29% | 7% | 232 |
Texas | 34% | 25% | 1% | 32% | 7% | 979 |
Utah | 7% | 21% | 1% | 65% | 6% | 100 |
Vermont | 6% | 17% | 2% | 70% | 5% | 178 |
Virginia | 30% | 21% | 3% | 37% | 9% | 357 |
Washington | 13% | 20% | 1% | 61% | 5% | 338 |
West Virginia | 49% | 21% | 5% | 21% | 4% | 139 |
Wisconsin | 19% | 21% | 1% | 56% | 3% | 242 |
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