Importance of religion in one's life among republicans and Republican leaners by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among republicans and Republican leaners by importance of religion

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say religion is…

Religious denominationVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA71%27%1%< 1%< 1%205
Assemblies of God92%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%288
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints88%10%2%< 1%< 1%467
Churches of Christ76%23%1%< 1%< 1%250
Episcopal Church51%38%9%3%< 1%192
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)59%34%7%1%< 1%280
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)78%18%2%< 1%1%516
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod71%27%2%< 1%< 1%289
Nondenominational charismatic82%14%2%1%2%110
Nondenominational evangelical87%11%1%1%< 1%486
Nothing in particular (religion important)36%64%< 1%< 1%< 1%562
Nothing in particular (religion not important)< 1%< 1%55%44%2%721
Presbyterian Church (USA)66%28%5%1%< 1%194
Southern Baptist Convention84%15%1%1%< 1%1,208
United Methodist Church65%28%6%1%< 1%889
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