Political ideology among adults in the Silent generation by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults in the Silent generation by political ideology

% of adults in the Silent generation who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic47%33%16%4%1,361
Evangelical Protestant64%20%10%6%1,611
Historically Black Protestant35%31%24%9%249
Jewish16%29%52%3%195
Mainline Protestant43%36%17%5%1,478
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")22%32%38%8%731
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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