Belief in Heaven among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by belief in heaven

% of conservatives who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama88%6%6%267
Alaska70%21%9%115
Arizona84%11%4%264
Arkansas85%5%9%130
California79%13%8%1,134
Colorado80%10%10%170
Connecticut80%15%6%110
Florida80%14%6%760
Georgia87%6%7%417
Idaho72%19%9%138
Illinois81%10%9%459
Indiana86%6%7%276
Iowa84%12%4%142
Kansas78%11%10%132
Kentucky88%8%5%189
Louisiana88%8%4%234
Maryland82%11%7%170
Massachusetts73%16%11%160
Michigan83%9%9%342
Minnesota81%9%10%192
Mississippi91%4%5%150
Missouri86%11%3%251
Montana78%15%7%138
Nebraska86%9%5%132
Nevada80%13%7%116
New Hampshire68%21%11%102
New Jersey85%9%6%271
New Mexico82%14%4%106
New York77%14%8%606
North Carolina86%6%7%411
North Dakota88%6%6%161
Ohio85%10%5%456
Oklahoma90%7%3%162
Oregon74%17%9%125
Pennsylvania81%11%8%498
South Carolina87%6%7%218
South Dakota84%6%10%139
Tennessee86%6%8%322
Texas83%10%6%1,050
Utah93%3%4%150
Virginia84%9%7%344
Washington78%16%6%215
West Virginia89%3%7%139
Wisconsin81%9%10%247
Wyoming82%11%7%143
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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