Belief in God among independents and those who don't lean to either party by state (2014) Switch to: State among independents and those who don't lean to either party by belief in God

% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Arizona62%23%3%< 1%10%1%119
California55%24%7%2%10%3%638
Florida62%17%6%1%10%4%336
Georgia74%10%7%< 1%5%3%156
Illinois59%22%3%1%9%6%234
Indiana58%18%6%2%13%3%114
Massachusetts43%19%12%5%18%4%103
Michigan56%27%5%2%6%3%176
Missouri64%24%3%1%8%1%105
New Jersey64%20%9%< 1%4%3%145
New York59%21%6%1%11%3%337
North Carolina70%14%2%2%12%< 1%152
Ohio65%18%6%1%8%3%175
Pennsylvania57%25%5%2%10%2%179
Texas69%19%4%1%6%2%476
Virginia72%9%4%1%10%3%136
Washington58%24%6%2%9%1%140
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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