Political ideology among adults in Generation X by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults in Generation X by political ideology

% of adults in Generation X who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic35%36%23%5%1,472
Evangelical Protestant56%26%13%6%1,751
Historically Black Protestant40%32%22%6%450
Jewish21%36%40%3%140
Mainline Protestant35%39%21%4%1,044
Mormon59%30%9%2%166
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")19%38%37%7%1,764
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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