Political ideology among Mainline Protestants by state (2014) Switch to: State among Mainline Protestants by political ideology

% of Mainline Protestants who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
California33%41%21%4%452
Florida36%36%21%8%338
Georgia36%36%24%4%146
Illinois30%40%23%7%241
Indiana41%31%23%5%119
Iowa37%35%24%4%102
Maryland38%42%13%7%128
Michigan38%33%20%9%185
Minnesota35%37%25%3%172
Missouri33%41%23%4%118
New Jersey29%36%27%8%124
New York34%36%24%7%256
North Carolina40%39%20%1%231
North Dakota47%35%14%4%105
Ohio40%38%14%9%226
Pennsylvania39%35%19%7%344
Tennessee43%41%10%7%103
Texas41%36%18%5%391
Virginia40%42%12%6%185
Washington25%45%24%6%108
Wisconsin42%40%14%4%126
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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