How religious service attendance, prayer frequency, religion’s importance and identifying with a religion vary by birth decade and political party
% who say they …
Source: Aggregated results from Pew Research Center’s 2025 National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) (conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025), and the Center’s 2025 Cross-Sectional Engagement survey (conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025), and the 2026 NPORS (conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026).
“Religion Remains Stable in the U.S., With Mixed Signals for Young Adults”
“Religion Remains Stable in the U.S., With Mixed Signals for Young Adults”
PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE
How religious service attendance, prayer frequency, religion’s importance and identifying with a religion vary by birth decade and political party
% who say they …
| Rep/lean Rep, Attend religius services at least monthly | Dem/lean Dem, Attend religious services at least monthly | Rep/lean Rep, Pray daily | Dem/lean Dem, Pray daily | Rep/lean Rep, View religion as very important | Dem/lean Dem, View religion as very important | Rep/lean Rep, Identify with a religion | Dem/lean Dem, Identify with a religion | Lower bound of confidence interval, Rep/lean Rep, Attend religious services at least monthly | Upper bound of confidence interval, Rep/lean Rep, attend religious services at least monthly | Lower bound of confidence interval, Dem/lean Dem, Attend religious services at least monthly | Upper bound of confidence interval, Dem/lean Dem, Attend religious services at least monthly | Lower bound of confidence interval, Rep/lean Rep, Pray daily | Upper bound of confidence interval, Rep/lean Rep, Pray daily | Lower bound of confidence interval, Dem/lean Dem, Pray daily | Upper bound of confidence interval, Dem/lean Dem, Pray daily | Lower bound of confidence interval, Rep/lean Rep, View religion as very important | Upper bound of confidence interval, Rep/lean Rep, View religion as very important | Lower bound of confidence interval, Dem/lean Dem, View religion as very important | Upper bound of confidence interval, Dem/lean Dem, View religion as very important | Lower bound of confidence interval, Rep/lean Rep, Identify with a religion | Upper bound of confidence interval, Rep/lean Rep, Identify with a religion | Lower bound of confidence interval, Dem/lean Dem, Identify with a religion | Upper bound of confidence interval, Dem/lean Dem, Identify with a religion | |
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| All U.S. adults | 40 | 26 | 53 | 38 | 52 | 34 | 79 | 61 | 38.0 | 41.2 | 24.5 | 27.1 | 51.2 | 54.4 | 36.4 | 39.4 | 50.1 | 53.3 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 77.5 | 80.1 | 59.1 | 62.1 |
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| 2004-08 (now roughly ages 18-22) | 55 | 31 | 53 | 22 | 51 | 23 | 71 | 50 | 44.9 | 64.7 | 24.4 | 38.2 | 42.6 | 62.4 | 15.8 | 28.0 | 40.6 | 60.4 | 16.6 | 29.0 | 62.0 | 80.0 | 42.6 | 57.4 |
| 2000-03 (ages 23-26) | 36 | 20 | 36 | 18 | 37 | 19 | 64 | 38 | 27.7 | 44.7 | 13.8 | 25.2 | 27.4 | 44.4 | 12.9 | 23.9 | 28.6 | 45.8 | 13.0 | 24.2 | 55.2 | 72.2 | 31.1 | 44.9 |
| In the 1990s (ages 27-36) | 36 | 18 | 45 | 27 | 48 | 25 | 70 | 49 | 31.6 | 40.4 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 40.1 | 49.1 | 23.2 | 30.0 | 43.1 | 52.1 | 21.3 | 27.9 | 66.2 | 74.6 | 44.7 | 52.3 |
| In the 1980s (ages 37-46) | 36 | 22 | 46 | 33 | 45 | 31 | 71 | 53 | 31.6 | 39.4 | 18.6 | 24.8 | 42.1 | 50.3 | 29.4 | 36.4 | 40.5 | 48.5 | 27.2 | 34.0 | 67.0 | 74.4 | 49.0 | 56.4 |
| In the 1970s (ages 47-56) | 39 | 23 | 53 | 44 | 51 | 37 | 81 | 68 | 35.5 | 43.1 | 20.1 | 26.9 | 48.8 | 56.4 | 39.6 | 47.6 | 46.8 | 54.4 | 32.7 | 40.5 | 77.6 | 83.6 | 64.1 | 71.7 |
| In the 1960s (ages 57-66) | 37 | 29 | 58 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 85 | 71 | 33.6 | 40.0 | 26.0 | 32.8 | 54.6 | 61.2 | 47.1 | 54.5 | 50.0 | 56.6 | 38.1 | 45.3 | 83.1 | 87.7 | 67.3 | 74.1 |
| In the 1950s (ages 67-76) | 44 | 34 | 63 | 52 | 62 | 44 | 88 | 76 | 40.8 | 47.4 | 30.5 | 36.7 | 59.8 | 66.2 | 48.6 | 55.2 | 59.2 | 65.6 | 41.1 | 47.7 | 85.5 | 89.9 | 72.6 | 78.4 |
| Before 1950 (roughly ages 77+) | 47 | 37 | 64 | 50 | 63 | 44 | 91 | 79 | 42.9 | 50.7 | 33.3 | 40.9 | 59.7 | 67.3 | 46.1 | 53.9 | 58.9 | 66.5 | 40.4 | 48.2 | 88.9 | 93.3 | 75.9 | 82.3 |
Source: Aggregated results from Pew Research Center’s 2025 National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) (conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025), and the Center’s 2025 Cross-Sectional Engagement survey (conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025), and the 2026 NPORS (conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026).
“Religion Remains Stable in the U.S., With Mixed Signals for Young Adults”
“Religion Remains Stable in the U.S., With Mixed Signals for Young Adults”
PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE
