Party affiliation among Mainline Protestants by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among Mainline Protestants by political party

% of Mainline Protestants who identify as…

Importance of religion in one's lifeRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Very important47%15%39%3,317
Somewhat important44%17%39%1,990
Not too important36%15%49%596
Not at all important36%19%46%136
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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