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…

StateWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama53%26%4%13%4%181
Alaska11%12%< 1%68%10%107
Arizona17%26%2%45%9%243
Arkansas45%21%1%27%6%122
California20%21%2%50%7%1,856
Colorado13%21%1%56%10%211
Connecticut23%24%< 1%44%9%193
Delaware25%22%4%43%6%161
District of Columbia26%22%1%46%6%223
Florida28%23%1%40%7%872
Georgia41%22%2%29%6%396
Hawaii24%17%1%49%9%159
Idaho20%21%1%53%6%111
Illinois20%28%2%44%6%632
Indiana28%26%< 1%39%7%254
Iowa15%30%3%44%8%136
Kentucky31%25%5%33%6%195
Louisiana50%23%2%21%4%200
Maine9%14%< 1%67%10%152
Maryland27%22%2%43%6%372
Massachusetts16%18%3%57%8%404
Michigan26%26%2%39%7%470
Minnesota18%21%2%50%9%273
Mississippi59%21%3%11%7%128
Missouri26%28%2%34%9%271
Montana13%22%2%60%2%107
Nebraska24%27%3%38%8%112
Nevada22%24%2%46%6%133
New Hampshire5%21%< 1%69%4%141
New Jersey24%22%2%45%7%444
New Mexico22%18%4%48%8%164
New York23%19%2%51%6%1,025
North Carolina34%22%2%35%7%458
North Dakota19%24%< 1%52%5%108
Ohio29%29%1%36%6%472
Oklahoma32%21%2%38%7%161
Oregon14%23%1%57%6%207
Pennsylvania23%26%1%44%5%641
Rhode Island17%31%< 1%50%2%153
South Carolina48%22%< 1%24%5%188
South Dakota27%27%1%28%16%109
Tennessee44%18%2%29%7%232
Texas34%25%1%32%7%979
Utah7%21%1%65%6%100
Vermont6%17%2%70%5%178
Virginia30%21%3%37%9%357
Washington13%20%1%61%5%338
West Virginia49%21%5%21%4%139
Wisconsin19%21%1%56%3%242
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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