Political ideology among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by political ideology

% of who believe in Hell who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%29%8%7%367
Alaska44%38%11%6%144
Arizona50%27%15%7%330
Arkansas47%35%11%7%232
California40%35%20%5%1,669
Colorado49%30%17%4%235
Connecticut37%39%18%5%160
Delaware36%46%12%6%168
District of Columbia24%46%20%10%132
Florida45%30%18%7%1,087
Georgia50%30%14%6%634
Hawaii37%44%14%5%146
Idaho48%28%18%6%171
Illinois39%35%21%5%713
Indiana48%29%16%7%417
Iowa48%29%17%5%192
Kansas46%29%23%2%192
Kentucky49%28%15%7%321
Louisiana56%30%10%5%318
Maine41%32%21%6%123
Maryland36%35%20%8%304
Massachusetts35%34%24%7%231
Michigan43%30%19%9%571
Minnesota43%31%21%5%303
Mississippi53%27%15%5%243
Missouri47%30%16%8%413
Montana56%29%11%4%149
Nebraska52%27%13%8%191
Nevada39%35%19%7%154
New Hampshire47%29%18%6%118
New Jersey37%34%22%7%432
New Mexico44%36%12%7%149
New York37%35%23%6%886
North Carolina47%30%18%5%664
North Dakota57%24%15%3%218
Ohio47%30%16%7%669
Oklahoma44%36%14%6%258
Oregon46%35%16%3%170
Pennsylvania44%33%17%6%756
Rhode Island39%38%16%7%141
South Carolina51%34%11%5%332
South Dakota53%32%10%5%191
Tennessee52%26%14%8%483
Texas46%30%17%7%1,612
Utah56%25%13%7%139
Virginia47%34%14%5%503
Washington47%35%15%3%302
West Virginia52%31%12%6%229
Wisconsin52%34%11%4%327
Wyoming51%30%13%6%182
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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