Political ideology among adults who say religion is very important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is very important by political ideology

% of adults who say religion is very important who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic43%32%19%5%4,220
Evangelical Protestant59%25%11%6%6,904
Historically Black Protestant38%33%23%6%1,641
Jehovah's Witness19%17%10%54%224
Jewish37%32%27%4%279
Mainline Protestant43%35%16%6%3,317
Mormon66%25%6%3%559
Muslim28%41%25%7%154
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")31%30%28%11%826
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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