Religious Groups Differ Widely in Their 2026 Midterm Preferences
White evangelical Protestants and White Catholics favor Republicans in the midterms, while other religious groups split or lean Democratic.
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Religion and Politics ’08: Washington
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 745 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Washington Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 19, 2008 No polling information was collected for this state. 2004 Washington General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Pennsylvania
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 2.5% Sample size: 1,896 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Pennsylvania Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: April 22, 2008 No polling information was collected for the Republican primary. Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Pennsylvania General Election Results Data on “All […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Ohio
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.0% Sample size: 1,654 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Ohio Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: March 4, 2008 Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Ohio General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: New Mexico
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 7.5% Sample size: 228 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 New Mexico Primary Exit Poll Results Primary dates: Democrats – Feb. 5, 2008 Republicans – June 3, 2008 No polling information was collected for the Republican primary. Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: New Hampshire
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 6.5% Sample size: 320 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 New Hampshire Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Jan. 8, 2008 Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 New Hampshire General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Duncan Hunter
Background Hometown Alpine, Calif. Age 61 Religion Southern Baptist Education Western State University, B.S.L. & J.D., 1976 Candidate Website www.gohunter08.com Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Jan. 25, 2007 Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 19, 2008 Political Experience U.S. Representative from California, 1981-present Chair, House Armed Services Committee, 2003-2007 Professional Experience Attorney, private practice, 1976-1980 U.S. Army, […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Missouri
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 879 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Missouri Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 5, 2008 Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Missouri General Election Results No worship attendance polling information was collected for this state. […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Sarah Palin
Background Hometown Wasilla, Alaska Age 45 Religion Attends several evangelical Christian churches in Alaska. Education University of Idaho, B.S., 1987 Candidate Website www.johnmccain.com/about/governorpalin.htm Candidacy Status Named John McCain’s vice presidential running mate on Aug. 29, 2008.John McCain conceded to Barack Obama on Nov. 4, 2008. Political Experience Governor of Alaska, 2006-present Chairwoman, Alaska Oil and […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Michigan
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.5% Sample size:1,275 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Michigan Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Jan. 15, 2008 No religion questions were asked in the exit poll of Michigan Democrats. Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Michigan General Election […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Georgia
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.5% Sample size: 697 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Georgia Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 5, 2008 Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Georgia General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis […]
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In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad
Across 25 countries, Americans are the most likely to see the morality and ethics of people in their country as somewhat or very bad.
Religious Diversity Around the World
Singapore is the world’s most religiously diverse country overall as of 2020, while Yemen is the least diverse. But the U.S. ranks first among nations with very large populations, followed by Nigeria and Russia.
Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off
The Christian share of the population, after years of decline, has been relatively stable since 2019. And the religiously unaffiliated population, after rising rapidly for decades, has leveled off – at least temporarily.
Key Findings From the Global Religious Futures Project
The Global Religious Futures (GRF) project is jointly funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and The John Templeton Foundation. Here are some big-picture findings from the GRF, together with context from other Pew Research Center studies.
