Interpreting scripture among republicans and Republican leaners by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among republicans and Republican leaners by interpretation of scripture
% of republicans and Republican leaners who say the holy scripture is…
Metro area | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Atlanta Metro Area | 33% | 42% | 2% | 18% | 5% | 218 |
Boston Metro Area | 19% | 31% | 3% | 45% | 2% | 149 |
Chicago Metro Area | 32% | 38% | 2% | 23% | 5% | 280 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 45% | 32% | 2% | 18% | 4% | 295 |
Detroit Metro Area | 28% | 35% | 6% | 29% | 2% | 128 |
Houston Metro Area | 37% | 29% | 2% | 30% | 3% | 214 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 26% | 32% | 2% | 34% | 6% | 340 |
Miami Metro Area | 36% | 21% | 2% | 31% | 9% | 142 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 19% | 36% | 4% | 31% | 11% | 128 |
New York City Metro Area | 23% | 33% | 4% | 33% | 6% | 498 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 19% | 37% | 1% | 34% | 8% | 227 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 36% | 39% | 1% | 19% | 4% | 180 |
Providence Metro Area | 12% | 35% | 3% | 49% | 1% | 107 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 34% | 33% | 1% | 25% | 7% | 140 |
San Diego Metro Area | 24% | 28% | 2% | 36% | 9% | 112 |
Seattle Metro Area | 33% | 30% | 3% | 30% | 4% | 101 |
Tampa Metro Area | 33% | 25% | 2% | 30% | 10% | 120 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 22% | 33% | 5% | 33% | 6% | 240 |
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