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

% of republicans and Republican leaners who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama75%19%6%268
Alaska67%27%6%138
Arizona67%23%9%291
Arkansas77%15%8%140
California61%30%9%1,203
Colorado67%24%9%213
Connecticut48%43%10%124
Florida62%31%7%812
Georgia76%17%7%416
Idaho70%24%5%157
Illinois71%22%7%460
Indiana71%20%9%286
Iowa70%22%7%140
Kansas71%19%11%158
Kentucky80%14%6%188
Louisiana78%15%7%198
Maine56%35%9%108
Maryland60%29%11%192
Massachusetts43%50%7%197
Michigan73%20%7%336
Minnesota66%24%10%215
Mississippi81%17%2%142
Missouri74%19%7%266
Montana61%33%6%155
Nebraska73%20%7%156
Nevada54%31%15%133
New Hampshire67%21%12%116
New Jersey59%32%8%297
New Mexico65%27%7%106
New York59%32%9%604
North Carolina76%16%7%412
North Dakota73%22%5%176
Ohio73%22%5%485
Oklahoma78%16%6%177
Oregon62%29%8%141
Pennsylvania68%24%8%546
South Carolina76%15%10%218
South Dakota73%21%6%169
Tennessee85%11%5%333
Texas73%19%7%1,080
Utah59%38%3%174
Virginia74%21%6%389
Washington62%31%7%236
West Virginia84%13%4%125
Wisconsin69%22%8%263
Wyoming66%24%10%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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