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: Rudolph Giuliani
Background Hometown New York, N.Y. Age 65 Religion Roman Catholic Education New York University School of Law, J.D., 1968 Manhattan College, B.A., 1965 Candidate Website www.joinrudy2008.com Candidacy Status Filed “statement of candidacy” in February 2007. Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 30, 2008. Endorsed John McCain Jan. 30, 2008. Political Experience Mayor, New York City, 1994-2001 U.S. […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Colorado
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 590 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Colorado Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 5, 2008 No polling information was collected for this state. 2004 Colorado General Election Results No worship attendance polling information was collected for this state.
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Religion and Politics ’08: Wisconsin
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 824 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Wisconsin Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 19, 2008 Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Wisconsin General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Fred Thompson
Background Hometown Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Age 67 Religion Church of Christ Education Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1967 Memphis State University (now University of Memphis), B.S., 1964 Candidate Website www.imwithfred.com Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Sept. 5, 2007 Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 22, 2008 Political Experience U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1994-2003 Member, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission, 1985-1987 […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Bill Richardson
Background Hometown Pasadena, Calif., and Mexico City, Mexico Age 62 Religion Roman Catholic Education Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, M.A., 1971 Tufts University, B.A., 1970 Candidate Website www.richardsonforpresident.com Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy May 21, 2007 Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 10, 2008 Officially endorsed Barack Obama March 21, 2008 Political Experience Governor […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Virginia
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.5% Sample size: 997 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Virginia Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 12, 2008 Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Virginia General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Mike Gravel
Background Hometown Springfield, Mass. Age 79 Religion Unitarian Universalist Education Columbia University, B.S., 1956 Candidate Website www.gravel2008.us Candidacy Status Formally announced candidacy on April 17, 2006 On March 26, 2008, Gravel announced his intention to join the Libertarian party and seek the Libertarian presidential nomination Political Experience U. S. Senator from Alaska, 1969-1981 Speaker of […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Oregon
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 521 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Oregon Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: May 20, 2008 No polling information was collected for the Republican primary. Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Oregon General Election Results No […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: W. Mitt Romney
Background Hometown Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Age 62 Religion Latter-day Saint (Mormon) Education Harvard Business School, MBA, 1975 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1975 Brigham Young University, B.A., 1971 Candidate Website www.mittromney.com/ Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Feb. 13, 2007.Formally withdrew candidacy Feb. 7, 2008.Endorsed John McCain Feb. 14, 2008. Political Experience Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-2007 Chairman, […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: North Carolina
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.5% Sample size: 1,166 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 North Carolina Primary Exit Poll Results No polling information was collected for the Republican primary. Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 North Carolina General Election Results No worship attendance polling information […]
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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.
