Political ideology among divorced or separated adults by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among divorced or separated adults by political ideology

% of divorced or separated adults who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic36%32%27%5%898
Evangelical Protestant48%28%17%7%1,239
Historically Black Protestant35%30%28%6%398
Mainline Protestant34%37%21%8%764
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")18%33%40%9%967
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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