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The charts below highlight key findings from a Pew Forum report, “Faith on the Hill: The Religious Affiliations of Members of Congress.” The report shows that while Congress looks very much like the rest of the country, some religious minorities are underrepresented in the House and Senate, while others are overrepresented. For an in-depth examination […]
Members of Congress are often accused of being out of touch with average citizens, but an examination of the religious affiliations of U.S. senators and representatives shows that, on one very basic level, Congress looks much like the rest of the country. Although a majority of the members of the new, 111th Congress, which will […]
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 932 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 New Jersey Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 New Jersey General Election Results No worship attendance polling information was collected for this state. Data on “All Voters”: CNN […]
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 7.0% Sample size: 252 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 California Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 California General Election Results No worship attendance polling information was collected for this state. Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other […]
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 789 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Minnesota Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 5, 2008 No polling information was collected for this state. 2004 Minnesota General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National […]
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 487 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Iowa Caucus Exit Poll Results No religion questions were asked in the exit poll of Iowa Democrats. Note: “Evangelical Christian” includes all respondents who describe themselves as born-again or evangelical. Source: 2008 National Election Pool […]
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.0% Sample size: 1,694 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Florida Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Florida General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National Election Pool Exit […]
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 2.0% Sample size: 3,574 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 California Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 California General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National Election Pool Exit […]
Background Hometown Honolulu, Hawaii Age 48 Religion United Church of Christ Education Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991 Columbia University, B.A., 1983 Candidate Website www.barackobama.com Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Feb. 10, 2007. Elected president Nov. 4, 2008 Political Experience U.S. Senator from Illinois, 2005-present Illinois State Senator, 1997-2004 Professional Experience Lecturer, University of Chicago Law […]
