Sources of guidance on right and wrong among moderates by state (2014) Switch to: State among moderates by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of moderates who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
State | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 45% | 3% | 41% | 6% | 5% | 144 |
Alaska | 23% | 6% | 52% | 12% | 7% | 100 |
Arizona | 29% | 10% | 50% | 8% | 2% | 213 |
Arkansas | 39% | 7% | 46% | 7% | < 1% | 118 |
California | 24% | 15% | 48% | 11% | 2% | 1,257 |
Colorado | 21% | 18% | 50% | 9% | 1% | 167 |
Connecticut | 21% | 13% | 59% | 7% | < 1% | 139 |
Delaware | 27% | 9% | 56% | 6% | 2% | 116 |
District of Columbia | 29% | 17% | 43% | 8% | 4% | 112 |
Florida | 23% | 10% | 56% | 9% | 2% | 662 |
Georgia | 41% | 8% | 42% | 7% | 3% | 308 |
Hawaii | 9% | 17% | 59% | 13% | 2% | 122 |
Idaho | 20% | 9% | 60% | 9% | 2% | 104 |
Illinois | 24% | 12% | 50% | 12% | 2% | 441 |
Indiana | 26% | 12% | 48% | 10% | 4% | 217 |
Iowa | 30% | 7% | 56% | 5% | 2% | 101 |
Kansas | 32% | 12% | 49% | 3% | 4% | 102 |
Kentucky | 33% | 10% | 47% | 7% | 3% | 130 |
Louisiana | 33% | 17% | 42% | 7% | 1% | 131 |
Maryland | 32% | 12% | 46% | 8% | 2% | 244 |
Massachusetts | 13% | 11% | 60% | 15% | 1% | 248 |
Michigan | 22% | 8% | 54% | 12% | 4% | 324 |
Minnesota | 21% | 11% | 57% | 9% | 2% | 191 |
Missouri | 24% | 12% | 52% | 8% | 4% | 206 |
Nevada | 18% | 15% | 55% | 11% | 1% | 108 |
New Hampshire | 9% | 14% | 62% | 13% | 2% | 105 |
New Jersey | 25% | 10% | 54% | 9% | 2% | 329 |
New Mexico | 26% | 8% | 50% | 13% | 3% | 106 |
New York | 22% | 14% | 55% | 8% | 2% | 641 |
North Carolina | 31% | 11% | 48% | 8% | 2% | 331 |
Ohio | 25% | 12% | 52% | 9% | 2% | 395 |
Oklahoma | 30% | 6% | 56% | 6% | 2% | 138 |
Oregon | 25% | 14% | 49% | 9% | 2% | 137 |
Pennsylvania | 22% | 9% | 56% | 10% | 3% | 462 |
Rhode Island | 22% | 11% | 56% | 10% | 1% | 112 |
South Carolina | 35% | 12% | 43% | 6% | 4% | 170 |
South Dakota | 24% | 11% | 56% | 9% | 1% | 103 |
Tennessee | 37% | 10% | 48% | 3% | 1% | 179 |
Texas | 31% | 13% | 43% | 11% | 1% | 815 |
Virginia | 25% | 14% | 51% | 7% | 3% | 323 |
Washington | 25% | 17% | 45% | 10% | 2% | 230 |
Wisconsin | 20% | 8% | 59% | 9% | 3% | 211 |
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