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

% of who do not believe in Hell who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama35%33%24%8%100
Alaska21%34%39%6%139
Arizona22%34%36%7%259
California19%34%42%5%1,693
Colorado17%36%40%7%223
Connecticut26%33%35%6%182
Delaware9%33%43%15%104
District of Columbia5%33%55%7%147
Florida22%34%37%7%771
Georgia21%36%37%6%255
Hawaii20%43%29%7%140
Idaho33%39%24%4%125
Illinois19%35%39%7%488
Indiana21%36%31%11%187
Iowa28%35%31%6%110
Louisiana32%34%24%10%110
Maine26%34%38%1%147
Maryland15%36%43%6%280
Massachusetts17%34%44%5%400
Michigan21%35%35%8%317
Minnesota21%33%37%10%207
Missouri23%39%32%7%182
Montana31%31%32%5%137
Nevada25%42%31%3%127
New Hampshire22%37%40%1%149
New Jersey17%43%35%6%360
New Mexico18%37%40%5%126
New York20%32%43%5%884
North Carolina20%36%40%4%285
Ohio27%36%32%6%358
Oklahoma21%41%32%6%100
Oregon17%34%43%6%209
Pennsylvania22%37%32%9%496
Rhode Island16%26%51%7%132
South Carolina18%41%31%10%112
Tennessee22%25%47%6%133
Texas25%35%32%8%730
Utah35%34%28%2%157
Vermont15%33%50%2%184
Virginia24%41%31%3%300
Washington14%30%46%10%348
Wisconsin24%38%35%3%211
Wyoming25%36%29%10%105
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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