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

% of who believe in Hell who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama54%12%34%367
Alaska51%31%18%144
Arizona49%20%31%330
Arkansas47%16%37%232
California36%21%42%1,669
Colorado58%14%28%235
Connecticut31%17%52%160
Delaware34%13%52%168
District of Columbia16%16%68%132
Florida40%18%42%1,087
Georgia46%17%37%634
Hawaii34%19%48%146
Idaho63%17%20%171
Illinois41%15%44%713
Indiana46%19%35%417
Iowa49%19%31%192
Kansas52%20%29%192
Kentucky47%12%41%321
Louisiana46%13%41%318
Maine46%25%29%123
Maryland35%14%51%304
Massachusetts33%13%54%231
Michigan41%17%42%571
Minnesota50%14%37%303
Mississippi46%12%42%243
Missouri46%16%38%413
Montana61%20%19%149
Nebraska57%15%28%191
Nevada40%16%44%154
New Hampshire55%17%28%118
New Jersey34%17%48%432
New Mexico45%18%37%149
New York34%19%48%886
North Carolina45%14%40%664
North Dakota59%16%25%218
Ohio49%16%35%669
Oklahoma52%14%34%258
Oregon44%22%33%170
Pennsylvania47%13%40%756
Rhode Island35%21%44%141
South Carolina48%15%37%332
South Dakota61%9%30%191
Tennessee53%13%34%483
Texas45%19%37%1,612
Utah67%13%20%139
Virginia50%16%34%503
Washington47%22%31%302
West Virginia47%13%39%229
Wisconsin51%17%32%327
Wyoming65%15%20%182
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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