Interpreting scripture among moderates by state (2014) Switch to: State among moderates by interpretation of scripture
% of moderates 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 | 40% | 35% | 2% | 19% | 5% | 144 |
Alaska | 22% | 19% | 1% | 47% | 10% | 100 |
Arizona | 25% | 29% | 1% | 34% | 10% | 213 |
Arkansas | 33% | 29% | 1% | 32% | 5% | 118 |
California | 20% | 27% | 2% | 42% | 9% | 1,257 |
Colorado | 10% | 28% | 1% | 49% | 12% | 167 |
Connecticut | 20% | 28% | 2% | 44% | 6% | 139 |
Delaware | 19% | 33% | 1% | 42% | 6% | 116 |
District of Columbia | 30% | 33% | 3% | 31% | 3% | 112 |
Florida | 21% | 29% | 2% | 39% | 8% | 662 |
Georgia | 33% | 32% | 1% | 27% | 6% | 308 |
Hawaii | 30% | 26% | 1% | 40% | 3% | 122 |
Idaho | 16% | 35% | 3% | 38% | 8% | 104 |
Illinois | 25% | 34% | 1% | 33% | 7% | 441 |
Indiana | 21% | 35% | 3% | 33% | 8% | 217 |
Iowa | 20% | 37% | 1% | 38% | 4% | 101 |
Kansas | 28% | 38% | 3% | 24% | 7% | 102 |
Kentucky | 32% | 30% | 6% | 26% | 5% | 130 |
Louisiana | 42% | 27% | 1% | 25% | 5% | 131 |
Maryland | 24% | 31% | < 1% | 36% | 8% | 244 |
Massachusetts | 11% | 26% | 2% | 53% | 8% | 248 |
Michigan | 16% | 36% | 1% | 40% | 7% | 324 |
Minnesota | 15% | 30% | 3% | 44% | 8% | 191 |
Missouri | 23% | 28% | 3% | 38% | 9% | 206 |
Nevada | 15% | 32% | 1% | 45% | 8% | 108 |
New Hampshire | 7% | 19% | 1% | 67% | 7% | 105 |
New Jersey | 23% | 32% | 1% | 36% | 8% | 329 |
New Mexico | 26% | 28% | 3% | 38% | 5% | 106 |
New York | 20% | 26% | 3% | 44% | 8% | 641 |
North Carolina | 28% | 33% | 2% | 29% | 8% | 331 |
Ohio | 25% | 33% | 2% | 33% | 7% | 395 |
Oklahoma | 27% | 33% | 3% | 30% | 7% | 138 |
Oregon | 16% | 32% | 5% | 40% | 7% | 137 |
Pennsylvania | 20% | 35% | 2% | 37% | 5% | 462 |
Rhode Island | 11% | 42% | < 1% | 45% | 2% | 112 |
South Carolina | 35% | 31% | 2% | 24% | 9% | 170 |
South Dakota | 22% | 36% | 2% | 22% | 17% | 103 |
Tennessee | 40% | 34% | 2% | 18% | 6% | 179 |
Texas | 26% | 30% | 2% | 34% | 7% | 815 |
Virginia | 27% | 25% | 3% | 37% | 9% | 323 |
Washington | 18% | 30% | 2% | 39% | 11% | 230 |
Wisconsin | 19% | 35% | 3% | 38% | 5% | 211 |
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