Political ideology among who believe in Hell by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who believe in Hell by political ideology

% of who believe in Hell who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic42%34%20%5%4,475
Evangelical Protestant57%26%11%6%6,978
Historically Black Protestant37%33%24%6%1,557
Jewish44%34%18%4%144
Mainline Protestant43%36%15%5%3,327
Mormon63%26%7%4%381
Muslim25%39%29%7%173
Orthodox Christian38%48%13%2%101
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")26%39%25%10%1,699
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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