Political ideology among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by political ideology

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alaska21%41%35%3%117
Arizona20%35%41%4%225
California18%36%42%4%1,615
Colorado13%40%42%5%199
Connecticut18%39%38%5%174
Delaware8%46%36%10%111
District of Columbia5%40%54%1%140
Florida22%36%36%6%678
Georgia24%35%35%5%256
Hawaii22%44%31%3%135
Illinois20%34%41%5%488
Indiana23%38%29%10%183
Iowa25%37%37%1%103
Kentucky21%38%40%2%107
Louisiana36%38%21%5%116
Maine19%38%41%2%150
Maryland16%35%39%10%254
Massachusetts16%32%49%3%356
Michigan23%40%34%4%319
Minnesota14%31%51%5%190
Missouri20%42%32%6%189
Montana27%38%30%4%120
Nevada28%38%29%4%124
New Hampshire15%39%40%5%147
New Jersey17%40%38%6%342
New Mexico20%38%39%2%111
New York16%36%44%3%783
North Carolina21%37%40%3%283
Ohio25%35%35%6%302
Oregon16%36%44%4%181
Pennsylvania18%40%38%5%449
Rhode Island15%29%51%5%122
South Carolina19%43%32%6%118
Tennessee27%36%33%4%122
Texas25%38%33%4%679
Vermont11%35%51%2%181
Virginia16%44%35%5%285
Washington15%29%48%7%303
Wisconsin22%37%37%3%206
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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