Belief in Hell among moderates by state (2014) Switch to: State among moderates by belief in hell

% of moderates who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama71%23%6%144
Alaska53%39%8%100
Arizona48%40%12%213
Arkansas70%28%2%118
California51%41%8%1,257
Colorado42%43%14%167
Connecticut53%38%9%139
Delaware66%27%7%116
District of Columbia57%36%6%112
Florida55%38%6%662
Georgia63%29%8%308
Hawaii58%36%6%122
Idaho48%45%7%104
Illinois57%35%9%441
Indiana61%31%8%217
Iowa56%38%6%101
Kansas60%33%7%102
Kentucky74%23%4%130
Louisiana68%26%6%131
Maryland51%39%10%244
Massachusetts35%53%12%248
Michigan55%34%10%324
Minnesota52%40%9%191
Missouri61%33%6%206
Nevada46%45%10%108
New Hampshire37%50%13%105
New Jersey48%44%8%329
New Mexico55%39%6%106
New York50%40%10%641
North Carolina66%28%7%331
Ohio57%34%9%395
Oklahoma65%29%6%138
Oregon46%45%9%137
Pennsylvania56%38%6%462
Rhode Island52%31%17%112
South Carolina65%25%11%170
South Dakota62%31%6%103
Tennessee76%17%8%179
Texas61%31%9%815
Virginia57%32%11%323
Washington47%44%9%230
Wisconsin55%37%8%211
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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