Political ideology among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by political ideology

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%28%10%7%419
Alaska45%31%17%7%167
Arizona48%31%14%7%412
Arkansas50%31%13%5%234
California39%35%20%6%1,965
Colorado48%29%18%5%270
Connecticut42%35%17%7%192
Delaware37%35%21%8%183
District of Columbia22%47%17%15%155
Florida45%28%20%8%1,285
Georgia48%30%15%7%713
Hawaii35%42%17%6%181
Idaho51%28%17%4%208
Illinois39%35%20%6%818
Indiana52%28%14%6%425
Iowa47%30%17%6%219
Kansas49%30%19%2%206
Kentucky48%28%16%7%329
Louisiana54%28%11%6%342
Maine47%26%21%6%154
Maryland32%35%24%8%388
Massachusetts33%36%23%8%282
Michigan45%27%19%9%624
Minnesota47%28%20%5%340
Mississippi52%25%16%7%254
Missouri46%28%18%8%444
Montana56%27%12%5%192
Nebraska49%32%13%6%213
Nevada39%39%17%5%177
New Hampshire50%30%18%2%132
New Jersey36%37%20%7%500
New Mexico44%31%14%11%188
New York37%34%23%6%1,060
North Carolina47%29%18%6%732
North Dakota53%27%17%3%229
Ohio48%29%15%7%771
Oklahoma44%38%12%5%289
Oregon37%33%23%7%218
Pennsylvania45%30%17%9%865
Rhode Island35%38%18%8%180
South Carolina52%32%10%6%376
South Dakota51%32%11%6%213
Tennessee54%23%14%8%524
Texas45%30%17%8%1,774
Utah57%29%9%5%202
Vermont48%26%24%3%121
Virginia47%36%13%5%555
Washington42%31%21%6%382
West Virginia51%28%14%6%234
Wisconsin52%35%10%3%349
Wyoming50%29%12%9%219
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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