Belief in Heaven among liberals by state (2014) Switch to: State among liberals by belief in heaven

% of liberals who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Arizona53%39%8%139
California49%45%6%1,114
Colorado35%53%12%141
Connecticut56%38%6%109
District of Columbia45%48%7%123
Florida56%37%6%476
Georgia62%36%2%190
Illinois58%34%7%352
Indiana72%23%6%124
Maryland55%40%5%188
Massachusetts39%51%10%262
Michigan59%33%8%247
Minnesota61%36%3%153
Missouri72%25%3%141
New Jersey58%32%10%227
New York51%44%5%604
North Carolina63%27%10%235
Ohio67%27%6%222
Oregon49%47%4%133
Pennsylvania55%37%8%321
Tennessee66%32%2%122
Texas67%26%7%502
Vermont30%61%10%120
Virginia62%33%5%177
Washington39%51%10%223
Wisconsin43%49%8%121
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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