Political ideology among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by political ideology

% of who believe in Heaven who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%29%10%8%428
Alaska40%37%15%8%176
Arizona46%30%17%7%448
Arkansas43%37%14%6%258
California37%35%22%5%2,213
Colorado44%35%16%4%291
Connecticut37%37%21%5%237
Delaware33%41%21%6%224
District of Columbia20%43%24%13%181
Florida42%31%20%8%1,367
Georgia47%31%16%6%747
Hawaii34%46%14%6%186
Idaho43%33%18%6%221
Illinois36%36%22%6%929
Indiana46%28%19%8%496
Iowa46%31%18%5%241
Kansas40%33%26%2%231
Kentucky46%29%18%7%355
Louisiana54%30%10%6%367
Maine38%32%25%5%177
Maryland31%38%23%7%416
Massachusetts31%37%26%6%368
Michigan40%32%19%8%707
Minnesota40%31%23%6%411
Mississippi47%28%19%6%269
Missouri43%31%19%8%489
Montana49%31%15%5%204
Nebraska45%31%15%8%242
Nevada40%35%19%5%202
New Hampshire42%33%20%5%164
New Jersey34%37%22%6%606
New Mexico42%33%17%7%199
New York34%36%24%6%1,249
North Carolina45%32%19%4%774
North Dakota50%27%19%3%267
Ohio44%32%18%6%862
Oklahoma43%38%13%6%310
Oregon36%35%24%5%229
Pennsylvania40%35%17%8%977
Rhode Island35%39%20%5%207
South Carolina47%35%13%5%386
South Dakota51%34%9%6%233
Tennessee49%28%16%8%531
Texas43%31%19%7%1,918
Utah54%28%13%5%238
Vermont46%31%19%4%155
Virginia43%36%16%5%622
Washington39%35%19%6%419
West Virginia51%30%14%5%251
Wisconsin47%38%12%4%423
Wyoming46%32%14%8%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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