Political ideology among adults who say religion is not too important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is not too important by political ideology

% of adults who say religion is not too important who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
California16%39%38%8%496
Florida22%40%31%7%229
Illinois21%36%39%3%160
Massachusetts13%36%50%2%121
Michigan18%48%31%3%107
New Jersey15%35%44%7%103
New York20%30%45%4%244
Pennsylvania19%42%30%9%146
Texas25%38%30%7%173
Washington15%38%42%6%117
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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