---
title: "Mormonism Not a Christian Religion"
description: "Nearly a third of Americans (31%) express the opinion that Mormonism is not a Christian religion; white evangelical Protestants are most likely to take this view."
date: "2007-11-02"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2007/11/02/mormonism-not-a-christian-religion/"
---

# Mormonism Not a Christian Religion

Nearly one-in-three Americans (31%) express that view that Mormonism is not a Christian religion, in a recent Pew poll; however a slim majority of the public (52%) says that it is. White evangelicals stand out for their view on this issue: a 45% plurality says that Mormonism is not Christian, while 40% say it is. Among white evangelicals who attend services at least weekly, 52% believe that the Mormon religion is not Christian. By contrast, large majorities of white mainline Protestants (62%) and white non-Hispanic Catholics (59%) say that Mormons are Christians. In addition, those with no formal religious affiliation also say that the Mormon religion is Christian by a wide margin (59%-25%).[Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/602/public-expresses-mixed-views-of-islam-mormonism)