Confirmed: South Is Nation's Bible Belt
From Grits By Hastings Wyman/Southern Political Report ~ The Gallup Poll has confirmed what we already suspected, that the South is the nation’s Bible Belt.
According to results of a survey of 350,000 interviews, published in the Washington Post, when asked if religion is an important part of their daily lives, the top eleven states were all in the South.
The two Dixie stragglers -- both with lots of Yankees -- were Virginia and Florida, which ranked 16th and 23rd, respectively.
What’s more, although the South’s blacks and whites disagree on politics, they have one big thing in common: Both races in Dixie are very religious.
Here are the Southern states in order of religiosity, followed by the percentage who said religion is important in their daily lives: MS (85%); AL (82%); SC (80%); TN (79%); LA (78%); AR (78%); GA (76%); NC (76%); OK (75%); KY (74%); TX (74%); VA (68%); and FL (65%). Florida, the least religious state in Dixie, still equaled the national average of 65%.
According to results of a survey of 350,000 interviews, published in the Washington Post, when asked if religion is an important part of their daily lives, the top eleven states were all in the South.
The two Dixie stragglers -- both with lots of Yankees -- were Virginia and Florida, which ranked 16th and 23rd, respectively.
What’s more, although the South’s blacks and whites disagree on politics, they have one big thing in common: Both races in Dixie are very religious.
Here are the Southern states in order of religiosity, followed by the percentage who said religion is important in their daily lives: MS (85%); AL (82%); SC (80%); TN (79%); LA (78%); AR (78%); GA (76%); NC (76%); OK (75%); KY (74%); TX (74%); VA (68%); and FL (65%). Florida, the least religious state in Dixie, still equaled the national average of 65%.
Labels: Gallup Poll, Hastings Wyman, Religion, SPR
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