Belief in Heaven among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by belief in heaven

% of republicans and Republican leaners who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama83%11%6%268
Alaska72%21%7%138
Arizona81%13%6%291
Arkansas82%8%10%140
California74%18%7%1,203
Colorado77%16%7%213
Connecticut76%17%7%124
Florida75%19%7%812
Georgia84%10%6%416
Idaho79%14%7%157
Illinois81%12%7%460
Indiana79%12%9%286
Iowa81%14%5%140
Kansas80%11%9%158
Kentucky86%10%4%188
Louisiana85%9%6%198
Maine72%25%3%108
Maryland75%18%7%192
Massachusetts64%26%10%197
Michigan83%8%9%336
Minnesota78%14%9%215
Mississippi87%10%3%142
Missouri82%13%5%266
Montana78%14%9%155
Nebraska87%8%5%156
Nevada80%10%10%133
New Hampshire68%16%15%116
New Jersey81%14%5%297
New Mexico78%20%2%106
New York77%16%7%604
North Carolina84%8%8%412
North Dakota85%10%5%176
Ohio83%13%4%485
Oklahoma86%8%6%177
Oregon75%17%9%141
Pennsylvania80%13%7%546
South Carolina87%7%6%218
South Dakota78%11%10%169
Tennessee84%8%8%333
Texas83%10%7%1,080
Utah94%3%3%174
Virginia80%13%7%389
Washington75%20%4%236
West Virginia89%4%7%125
Wisconsin83%9%8%263
Wyoming81%10%9%190
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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