Political ideology among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by political ideology

% of adults who pray daily who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama56%25%10%8%379
Alaska44%30%19%6%149
Arizona49%29%16%7%362
Arkansas49%34%12%5%199
California39%33%21%6%1,834
Colorado48%28%17%7%247
Connecticut39%35%19%6%168
Delaware37%37%22%4%153
District of Columbia27%44%18%11%148
Florida44%27%20%8%1,131
Georgia48%32%14%7%626
Hawaii37%40%16%7%159
Idaho50%28%14%8%172
Illinois39%33%21%6%695
Indiana53%24%15%8%359
Iowa53%23%18%6%172
Kansas49%29%21%1%173
Kentucky49%30%14%7%281
Louisiana53%30%10%7%317
Maine49%30%15%5%109
Maryland34%34%24%7%331
Massachusetts30%36%26%8%266
Michigan44%26%21%8%550
Minnesota46%28%21%5%284
Mississippi50%25%19%6%234
Missouri51%25%17%7%373
Montana50%27%19%4%159
Nebraska53%30%11%7%177
Nevada45%33%16%6%153
New Hampshire49%31%18%1%119
New Jersey39%36%19%6%458
New Mexico40%33%15%12%162
New York38%32%23%7%949
North Carolina48%28%19%5%658
North Dakota53%21%21%4%184
Ohio48%29%16%7%680
Oklahoma46%37%13%4%267
Oregon40%29%23%8%180
Pennsylvania47%28%17%8%777
Rhode Island39%38%15%7%148
South Carolina51%31%11%7%340
South Dakota52%35%11%2%174
Tennessee53%25%16%6%471
Texas46%29%17%8%1,619
Utah57%27%12%4%197
Virginia48%32%15%5%504
Washington46%30%18%6%325
West Virginia52%29%13%6%200
Wisconsin54%32%12%2%293
Wyoming53%28%11%9%173
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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