Political ideology among adults ages 65 and older by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults ages 65 and older by political ideology

% of adults ages 65 and older who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic45%34%17%4%2,131
Evangelical Protestant63%22%10%5%2,399
Historically Black Protestant36%30%26%8%401
Jewish20%30%47%3%320
Mainline Protestant43%36%17%5%2,272
Mormon65%24%7%4%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")22%31%40%7%1,225
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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