Belief in Heaven among independents and those who don't lean to either party by state (2014) Switch to: State among independents and those who don't lean to either party by belief in heaven

% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Arizona73%17%9%119
California64%26%10%638
Florida67%22%10%336
Georgia74%17%10%156
Illinois65%20%15%234
Indiana75%19%6%114
Massachusetts56%29%15%103
Michigan73%17%10%176
Missouri76%19%6%105
New Jersey68%18%14%145
New York66%25%10%337
North Carolina65%26%10%152
Ohio70%21%9%175
Pennsylvania65%25%9%179
Texas72%18%10%476
Virginia76%14%11%136
Washington66%21%13%140
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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