Religious tradition among conservatives
% of conservatives who are…
Survey year | Buddhist | Catholic | Evangelical Protestant | Hindu | Historically Black Protestant | Jehovah's Witness | Jewish | Mainline Protestant | Mormon | Muslim | Orthodox Christian | Other Christian | Other Faiths | Other World Religions | Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | < 1% | 21% | 38% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | 15% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 12,935 |
2007 | < 1% | 24% | 37% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 1% | 18% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | 13,598 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who are ages…
Religious tradition | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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Catholic | 13% | 31% | 32% | 25% | 2,721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 13% | 33% | 31% | 23% | 4,877 |
Historically Black Protestant | 16% | 41% | 28% | 15% | 643 |
Jewish | 22% | 25% | 30% | 24% | 161 |
Mainline Protestant | 12% | 27% | 31% | 30% | 2,230 |
Mormon | 21% | 37% | 25% | 17% | 411 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 31% | 37% | 22% | 11% | 1,251 |
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Generational cohort among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who are…
Religious tradition | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
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Catholic | 8% | 9% | 27% | 38% | 17% | 2% | 2,721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 8% | 10% | 28% | 37% | 16% | 1% | 4,877 |
Historically Black Protestant | 10% | 14% | 34% | 33% | 9% | 1% | 643 |
Jewish | 12% | 11% | 23% | 38% | 12% | 4% | 161 |
Mainline Protestant | 8% | 7% | 23% | 39% | 19% | 3% | 2,230 |
Mormon | 13% | 15% | 30% | 29% | 12% | 1% | 411 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 21% | 17% | 29% | 26% | 6% | 1% | 1,251 |
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Gender composition among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who are…
Religious tradition | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 49% | 51% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 50% | 50% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 40% | 60% | 653 |
Jewish | 57% | 43% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 52% | 48% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 48% | 52% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 64% | 36% | 1,277 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who identify as…
Religious tradition | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
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Catholic | 64% | 2% | 3% | 30% | 2% | 2,736 |
Evangelical Protestant | 83% | 4% | 1% | 8% | 4% | 4,910 |
Historically Black Protestant | 4% | 91% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | 652 |
Jewish | 83% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 166 |
Mainline Protestant | 90% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2,241 |
Mormon | 89% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 413 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 66% | 11% | 4% | 15% | 4% | 1,246 |
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Immigrant status among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who are…
Religious tradition | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 25% | 13% | 62% | 2,755 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7% | 6% | 87% | 4,939 |
Historically Black Protestant | 7% | 3% | 90% | 642 |
Jewish | 22% | 28% | 51% | 165 |
Mainline Protestant | 5% | 5% | 89% | 2,260 |
Mormon | 4% | 5% | 91% | 417 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 13% | 12% | 75% | 1,257 |
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Income distribution among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who have a household income of…
Religious tradition | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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Catholic | 33% | 19% | 28% | 20% | 2,348 |
Evangelical Protestant | 28% | 22% | 32% | 17% | 4,314 |
Historically Black Protestant | 55% | 24% | 16% | 5% | 590 |
Jewish | 24% | 19% | 23% | 35% | 138 |
Mainline Protestant | 26% | 21% | 31% | 23% | 1,937 |
Mormon | 24% | 21% | 32% | 23% | 374 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 37% | 19% | 26% | 18% | 1,127 |
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Educational distribution among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who have completed…
Religious tradition | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 47% | 28% | 16% | 9% | 2,767 |
Evangelical Protestant | 42% | 35% | 16% | 7% | 4,954 |
Historically Black Protestant | 57% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 652 |
Jewish | 25% | 31% | 22% | 22% | 166 |
Mainline Protestant | 43% | 31% | 18% | 9% | 2,260 |
Mormon | 20% | 43% | 27% | 10% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 53% | 30% | 13% | 5% | 1,276 |
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Marital status among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who are…
Religious tradition | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
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Catholic | 57% | 7% | 12% | 8% | 17% | 2,772 |
Evangelical Protestant | 64% | 3% | 13% | 7% | 13% | 4,961 |
Historically Black Protestant | 32% | 5% | 19% | 9% | 35% | 651 |
Jewish | 63% | 1% | 11% | 7% | 19% | 166 |
Mainline Protestant | 60% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 2,260 |
Mormon | 70% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 16% | 417 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 43% | 10% | 12% | 3% | 32% | 1,265 |
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Parent of children under 18 among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who are…
Religious tradition | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
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Catholic | 30% | 70% | 2,765 |
Evangelical Protestant | 30% | 70% | 4,957 |
Historically Black Protestant | 34% | 66% | 651 |
Jewish | 29% | 71% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 25% | 75% | 2,262 |
Mormon | 40% | 60% | 418 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 30% | 70% | 1,275 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say they…
Religious tradition | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
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Catholic | 72% | 22% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 93% | 6% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 92% | 6% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 59% | 24% | 10% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 74% | 21% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 92% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 40% | 23% | 9% | 1% | 22% | 5% | 1,277 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say religion is…
Religious tradition | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 67% | 26% | 5% | 2% | < 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 85% | 12% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 90% | 9% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 62% | 22% | 10% | 6% | < 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 61% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 90% | 9% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 22% | 25% | 24% | 27% | 2% | 1,277 |
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Attendance at religious services among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who attend religious services…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 48% | 35% | 17% | < 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 66% | 24% | 9% | 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 58% | 33% | 9% | < 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 36% | 36% | 27% | < 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 38% | 41% | 21% | < 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 82% | 10% | 6% | 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 7% | 28% | 64% | < 1% | 1,277 |
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Frequency of prayer among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who pray…
Religious tradition | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 66% | 18% | 5% | 9% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 84% | 11% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 82% | 12% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 55% | 17% | 6% | 22% | 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 60% | 22% | 5% | 12% | 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 88% | 7% | 2% | 3% | < 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 28% | 12% | 7% | 52% | < 1% | 1,277 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who attend prayer group…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 21% | 10% | 11% | 57% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 52% | 13% | 9% | 26% | 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 50% | 13% | 10% | 26% | 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 32% | 8% | 12% | 47% | 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 23% | 11% | 10% | 56% | < 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 78% | 5% | 2% | 14% | 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 8% | 4% | 5% | 82% | 1% | 1,277 |
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Frequency of meditation among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who meditate…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 43% | 8% | 3% | 44% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 52% | 6% | 2% | 38% | 2% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 59% | 6% | 2% | 31% | 2% | 653 |
Jewish | 38% | 7% | 4% | 51% | 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 37% | 9% | 4% | 49% | 2% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 62% | 10% | 2% | 25% | 2% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 27% | 8% | 3% | 61% | 1% | 1,277 |
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 61% | 16% | 9% | 12% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 80% | 10% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 75% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 55% | 14% | 11% | 21% | < 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 60% | 17% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 86% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 39% | 14% | 11% | 35% | 2% | 1,277 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 43% | 14% | 14% | 28% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 50% | 15% | 10% | 23% | 2% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 42% | 18% | 8% | 30% | 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 42% | 18% | 12% | 27% | 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 42% | 18% | 12% | 27% | 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 47% | 25% | 13% | 14% | < 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 43% | 14% | 11% | 30% | 1% | 1,277 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Religious tradition | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 40% | 8% | 43% | 8% | 2% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 70% | 3% | 22% | 2% | 2% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 52% | 5% | 36% | 5% | 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 33% | 11% | 48% | 4% | 3% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 39% | 7% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 72% | 3% | 19% | 2% | 4% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 12% | 11% | 62% | 13% | 2% | 1,277 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say…
Religious tradition | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 39% | 58% | 1% | 2% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 62% | 35% | 2% | 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 35% | 64% | < 1% | 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 36% | 62% | 2% | < 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 46% | 51% | 2% | 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 66% | 31% | 3% | < 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 31% | 67% | 1% | 1% | 1,277 |
Frequency of reading scripture among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who read scripture…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 31% | 12% | 10% | 47% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 71% | 11% | 6% | 12% | 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 67% | 10% | 7% | 15% | 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 33% | 12% | 7% | 46% | 2% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 36% | 14% | 11% | 38% | 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 82% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 16% | 7% | 6% | 70% | < 1% | 1,277 |
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Interpreting scripture among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say the holy scripture is…
Religious tradition | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 31% | 41% | 3% | 17% | 7% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 64% | 25% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 67% | 19% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 653 |
Jewish | 27% | 39% | 5% | 21% | 7% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 34% | 37% | 3% | 19% | 7% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 32% | 58% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 17% | 14% | 1% | 58% | 9% | 1,277 |
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Belief in Heaven among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who …in heaven
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 89% | 7% | 5% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 87% | 6% | 8% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 95% | 4% | 2% | 653 |
Jewish | 67% | 21% | 13% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 85% | 8% | 7% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 98% | < 1% | 2% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 51% | 38% | 11% | 1,277 |
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Belief in Hell among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who …in hell
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 71% | 22% | 7% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 85% | 8% | 7% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 83% | 12% | 5% | 653 |
Jewish | 46% | 43% | 11% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 70% | 20% | 10% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 64% | 30% | 6% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 39% | 52% | 10% | 1,277 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who identify as…
Religious tradition | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
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Catholic | 59% | 15% | 26% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 75% | 10% | 15% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 16% | 8% | 77% | 653 |
Jewish | 69% | 9% | 22% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 72% | 11% | 17% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 85% | 6% | 9% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 52% | 20% | 28% | 1,277 |
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Views about size of government among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who would rather have…
Religious tradition | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 62% | 35% | 1% | 2% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 78% | 18% | 2% | 2% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 24% | 71% | 2% | 3% | 653 |
Jewish | 68% | 25% | 4% | 3% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 78% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 86% | 11% | 1% | 2% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 64% | 32% | 2% | 2% | 1,277 |
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Views about government aid to the poor among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say government aid to the poor…
Religious tradition | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 60% | 35% | 3% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 69% | 25% | 4% | 2% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 32% | 61% | 5% | 2% | 653 |
Jewish | 67% | 26% | 3% | 4% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 67% | 27% | 3% | 2% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 71% | 24% | 3% | 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 58% | 36% | 4% | 2% | 1,277 |
Views about abortion among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say abortion should be…
Religious tradition | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 35% | 61% | 4% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 20% | 76% | 3% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 44% | 51% | 5% | 653 |
Jewish | 58% | 36% | 6% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 45% | 50% | 5% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 15% | 83% | 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 56% | 38% | 6% | 1,277 |
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Views about homosexuality among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say homosexuality…
Religious tradition | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 57% | 34% | 5% | 4% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 22% | 70% | 4% | 3% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 46% | 45% | 6% | 3% | 653 |
Jewish | 49% | 48% | 3% | 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 47% | 42% | 6% | 4% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 27% | 68% | 3% | 2% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 67% | 25% | 4% | 4% | 1,277 |
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Views about same-sex marriage among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who …same-sex marriage
Religious tradition | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 40% | 50% | 10% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 14% | 80% | 6% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 32% | 60% | 7% | 653 |
Jewish | 40% | 54% | 6% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 37% | 54% | 9% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 15% | 80% | 5% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 57% | 34% | 9% | 1,277 |
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Views about environmental regulation among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say…
Religious tradition | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 52% | 42% | 2% | 4% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 59% | 35% | 3% | 3% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 39% | 55% | 2% | 3% | 653 |
Jewish | 59% | 35% | 1% | 4% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 59% | 37% | 2% | 2% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 66% | 28% | 4% | 2% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 49% | 45% | 3% | 3% | 1,277 |
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Views about human evolution among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives who say humans…
Religious tradition | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 23% | 33% | 4% | 35% | 6% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7% | 19% | 2% | 68% | 4% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 14% | 30% | 3% | 48% | 6% | 653 |
Jewish | 28% | 25% | 5% | 36% | 6% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 19% | 32% | 4% | 39% | 5% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 6% | 26% | 2% | 60% | 6% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 48% | 17% | 5% | 27% | 4% | 1,277 |
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