Party affiliation among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by political party

% of who believe in Heaven who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama51%13%36%428
Alaska47%33%20%176
Arizona45%21%34%448
Arkansas45%16%39%258
California34%20%45%2,213
Colorado54%15%31%291
Connecticut34%17%49%237
Delaware33%14%54%224
District of Columbia15%16%70%181
Florida39%18%42%1,367
Georgia44%17%39%747
Hawaii30%19%50%186
Idaho56%19%25%221
Illinois37%18%45%929
Indiana43%20%37%496
Iowa45%20%35%241
Kansas49%21%30%231
Kentucky46%13%41%355
Louisiana43%15%42%367
Maine44%19%37%177
Maryland33%13%53%416
Massachusetts32%17%51%368
Michigan39%19%43%707
Minnesota43%13%44%411
Mississippi44%14%43%269
Missouri42%17%41%489
Montana55%22%23%204
Nebraska53%14%33%242
Nevada44%14%41%202
New Hampshire44%18%39%164
New Jersey34%18%48%606
New Mexico43%15%42%199
New York32%19%49%1,249
North Carolina44%14%43%774
North Dakota54%17%29%267
Ohio45%16%39%862
Oklahoma49%16%35%310
Oregon39%21%40%229
Pennsylvania43%14%43%977
Rhode Island35%20%45%207
South Carolina47%16%37%386
South Dakota54%10%37%233
Tennessee50%14%36%531
Texas43%20%37%1,918
Utah65%14%21%238
Vermont39%20%41%155
Virginia45%18%36%622
Washington42%25%33%419
West Virginia46%14%39%251
Wisconsin49%18%34%423
Wyoming63%18%19%236
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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