Political ideology among who do not believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Heaven by political ideology

% of who do not believe in Heaven who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alaska22%36%39%2%104
Arizona21%31%42%7%161
California15%32%48%5%1,158
Colorado12%33%51%5%162
Connecticut21%32%42%6%110
Florida22%31%41%6%499
Georgia16%35%44%5%157
Illinois16%32%45%7%287
Indiana17%40%30%13%107
Maine27%35%37%1%100
Maryland12%32%47%9%177
Massachusetts11%31%53%4%263
Michigan17%36%42%5%180
Minnesota14%33%45%8%114
Missouri27%36%31%6%114
New Hampshire22%28%47%3%102
New Jersey13%38%43%6%209
New York16%28%52%4%545
North Carolina16%37%41%5%179
Ohio24%36%33%8%194
Oregon17%33%47%3%145
Pennsylvania19%35%40%6%281
Texas24%36%34%6%430
Vermont8%34%57%1%129
Virginia21%40%36%4%197
Washington16%29%48%7%235
Wisconsin18%33%47%2%124
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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