Pew Research Center's Religious Landscape Study: 3.0.0

Religious Landscape Study

Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

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1% of U.S. adults identify as members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

51% of this group lives in the Midwest, 14% live in the Northeast, 20% live in the South and 15% live in the West.

7% are between the ages of 18 and 29, 22% are ages 30 to 49, 24% are ages 50 to 65 and 47% are 65 and older.

Note: Margin of error for figures based on members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is ±5.2 percentage points.

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Survey yearRep/ lean RepNo leanDem/ lean DemUnweighted sample sizeMargin of error
2023-24*55%4%40%698±5.2 pct. pts.
2014*43%10%47%641±4.9 pct. pts.
2007*42%13%45%869±3.6 pct. pts.
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[FIRST] In politics today, do you consider yourself a … Republican; Democrat; Independent; something else. [THEN] As of today do you lean more to … the Republican Party; the Democratic Party.
[This is the question asked in the web version of the 2023-24 RLS. For more details, including how the question was asked in the paper/telephone versions and in the prior studies (if available), refer to the topline and the web/phone or paper questionnaires.]
* The 2023-24 RLS was conducted mainly online and on paper, while the earlier surveys were done by telephone. Because of this “mode shift,” the results of the 2023-24 survey should not be compared with the earlier results in this chart/table. Refer to Appendix A for details.
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Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Data from 2023-24. U.S. population shown for comparison. Refer to the accompanying link for sample sizes and margins of error.
Source: Religious Landscape Study of U.S. adults conducted July 17, 2023-March 4, 2024. Pew Research Center’s 2014 Religious Landscape Study. Pew Research Center’s 2007 Religious Landscape Study.
Source: Religious Landscape Study of U.S. adults conducted July 17, 2023-March 4, 2024.
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Recommended citation: Pew Research Center. 2025. “2023-24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study Interactive Database.” doi: 10.58094/3zs9-jc14.