According to the latest Harris Poll only 31% of Americans believe in astrology and only 24% believe that they were once another person.
Other interesting facts are that a substantial majority of Americans believe in multiple supernatural beings (polytheism). Besides the regular God, they believe in angels and the devil.
| Believe In | Don't Believe In | Not Sure | |
| % | % | % | |
| God | 80 | 10 | 9 |
| Miracles | 75 | 14 | 12 |
| Heaven | 73 | 14 | 13 |
| Jesus is God or the Son of God | 71 | 17 | 12 |
| Angels | 71 | 17 | 12 |
| The resurrection of Jesus Christ | 70 | 18 | 13 |
| Survival of the soul after death | 68 | 15 | 17 |
| Hell | 62 | 24 | 13 |
| The Virgin birth | 61 | 24 | 15 |
| The devil | 59 | 27 | 14 |
| Darwin’s theory of evolution | 47 | 32 | 22 |
| Ghosts | 44 | 39 | 17 |
| Creationism | 40 | 31 | 29 |
| UFOs | 36 | 39 | 25 |
| Witches | 31 | 54 | 14 |
| Astrology | 31 | 51 | 18 |
| Reincarnation–that you were once another person | 24 | 53 | 23 |
In other news, 37% believe that the Old Testament is the word of God but only 14% believe The Torah is the word of God.
15% say they are not at all religious and 10% don't beleive in God.
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