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Religious Landscape Study

Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

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2% of U.S. adults identify as Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

7% of this group lives in the Midwest, 5% live in the Northeast, 19% live in the South and 69% live in the West.

25% are between the ages of 18 and 29, 34% are ages 30 to 49, 20% are ages 50 to 65 and 20% are 65 and older.

Note: Margin of error for figures based on Latter-day Saints (Mormons) is ±6.2 percentage points.

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Views about abortion among Latter-day Saints (Mormons)*
% of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) who say abortion should be …
Views about abortion among Latter-day Saints (Mormons) (2023-24)
% of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) who say abortion should be …
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Survey yearLegal in all/ most casesIllegal in all/ most casesNo answerUnweighted sample sizeMargin of error
2023-24*31%69%<1%565±6.2 pct. pts.
Trend for comparison, with caution; read note
201427%70%2%664±4.9 pct. pts.
200727%70%4%581±4.5 pct. pts.
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Do you think abortion should be … legal in all cases; legal in most cases; illegal in most cases; illegal in all cases.
[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. This “mode shift” complicates trend analysis, but the 2023-24 results shown here can be cautiously compared with the earlier results. Refer to Appendix A for details.
Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. For sample sizes and margins of error, go to the “Table” tab above.
Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
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.
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.