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

% of adults in the South who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic38%35%21%6%1,885
Evangelical Protestant56%26%12%6%4,078
Historically Black Protestant38%32%22%8%1,191
Jewish22%36%40%2%229
Mainline Protestant40%37%18%5%2,174
Mormon61%27%7%5%112
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")20%37%35%8%2,214
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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