[Opinions Dynamics Corp. Poll, 2004]
Fully 92% of Americans believe in God.
85% believe in heaven.
82% believe in miracles.
Belief in God has remained about the same, but belief in the devil is gaining ground: 71% today compared to only 63% in 1997.
34% of Americans believe in ghosts, and 34% (the same people?) believe in UFOs.
29% believe in astrology.
25% believe in reincarnation.
24% believe in witches.
American women are more likely to believe in these things than men (including 12% more that believe in miracles and 8% more that believe in heaven.)
Men are much more likely to believe in UFOs.
86% of adults believe in hell, but that drops down to 68% after age 70. Go figure.
Democrats are less likely to believe in God, (by 8 percentage points) heaven (by 10 percentage points). or hell (15 percentage points.) But Democrats are more likely to believe in astrology, reincarnation, ghosts, and UFOs.
According to a 2008 Gallup poll, 93% of Americans believe in God (or in “some” higher power.)
