Importance of religion in one's life among democrats and Democratic leaners by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among democrats and Democratic leaners by importance of religion

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist33%39%14%11%3%184
Catholic56%33%8%3%< 1%3,118
Evangelical Protestant73%23%3%1%< 1%2,307
Hindu23%55%15%7%< 1%113
Historically Black Protestant86%12%1%< 1%< 1%1,557
Jewish26%40%23%11%< 1%575
Mainline Protestant51%34%12%3%1%2,511
Mormon66%22%8%4%< 1%110
Muslim62%27%8%3%1%150
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")11%19%26%44%1%4,348
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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